About St. Joseph · Parks, Louisiana
St. Joseph Catholic Church is a small, rural Roman Catholic parish serving the village of Parks in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, in the heart of Acadiana. The parish is paired with St. Louis Mission Chapel, which offers its own weekday and Sunday Masses, and together they share a single pastorate in the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana. The parish community is devoted to Eucharistic adoration, frequent confession, traditional devotions such as the Men's Rosary at the grotto, and an active calendar of women's groups, widow/widower support, Knights of Columbus meetings, pro-life activities, and the annual Fête du Teche celebration.
- Established
- 1938
- Patron
- St. Joseph
- Rector
- Fr. Mark Miley
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana
Why belong here
St. Joseph offers the kind of warm, traditional small-parish Catholic life that is increasingly rare: weekday noon Masses, a generous weekly confession schedule, an active perpetual Eucharistic adoration chapel (St. Theobald Adoration Chapel), a Men's Rosary at the grotto several mornings a week, a widows and widowers support group, a women's group with seasonal reflections, Knights of Columbus meetings, Confirmation preparation, and an annual Pro-Life Rosary Walk. With St. Louis Mission Chapel providing additional Sunday and Tuesday Masses, the parish is a faithful community where neighbors know one another and gather around the Blessed Sacrament.
Mass times at St. Joseph
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday: 7:30 AM – 7:50 AM (St. Louis Mission Chapel)
- Sunday: 9:30 AM – 9:50 AM (St. Joseph Catholic Church)
- Tuesday: 5:00 PM – 5:20 PM (St. Louis Mission Chapel)
- Wednesday: 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM (St. Joseph Catholic Church)
- Friday: 6:00 AM – 6:20 AM (St. Joseph Catholic Church)
- Saturday: 3:30 PM – 3:50 PM (St. Joseph Catholic Church)
- 1st Saturday: 7:30 AM – 7:50 AM (St. Joseph Catholic Church)
Adoration times
- Sunday: 7:30 AM – 7:50 AM (St. Louis Mission Chapel)
- Sunday: 9:30 AM – 9:50 AM (St. Joseph Catholic Church)
- Monday: 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM (St. Joseph Catholic Church)
- Tuesday: 5:00 PM – 5:20 PM (St. Louis Mission Chapel)
- Wednesday: 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM (St. Joseph Catholic Church); 1:00 PM – 11:59 PM (St. Theobald Adoration Chapel, continues until 1:00 PM Thursday)
- Thursday: 12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (St. Theobald Adoration Chapel)
- Friday: 5:30 AM – 6:20 AM (St. Joseph Catholic Church)
- Saturday: 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM (St. Joseph Catholic Church)
- 1st Saturday: 7:30 AM – 7:50 AM (St. Joseph Catholic Church)
Parish Overview
St. Joseph Catholic Church is a small rural parish in the village of Parks, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, established in 1938 and part of the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana. It shares a pastorate with the Mission of St. Louis (St. Louis Mission Chapel) and serves the surrounding Cajun-Catholic community of Acadiana.
- Founded 1938
- Located in Parks, LA
- Twinned with St. Louis Mission Chapel
- Diocese of Lafayette
Parish Life & Ministries
St. Joseph is notable for the breadth of small-parish community life it sustains: the Mary, Mother of God widows and widowers support group, the Parks Women's Group with seasonal Lenten reflections, a Knights of Columbus council, Confirmation preparation for youth, an annual Pro-Life Rosary Walk, and participation in the regional Fête du Teche celebration. The Men's Rosary at the grotto is held several mornings each week.
- Knights of Columbus
- Mary, Mother of God widows/widowers support group
- Parks Women's Group (with The Light Project reflections)
- Confirmation class (2021 cohort pictured Dec 9, 2021)
- Annual Pro-Life Rosary Walk (Jan 23, 2022)
- Men's Rosary at the grotto (Sun/Mon/Fri/Sat at 7:00 AM)
- Fête du Teche parish participation (2021)
Faith Formation / Catechesis
The parish operates a catechesis (religious education) program for parishioners, with a dedicated page on the parish website. The most recently documented sacramental milestone is the December 9, 2021 Confirmation class celebrated at the parish.
- Catechesis program (parkschurches.org/catechesis-1)
- Confirmation preparation (2021 cohort)
Clergy & Staff
Fr. Mark Miley serves as pastor of St. Joseph Parish and St. Louis Mission Chapel. Fr. Miley is also pastor of nearby St. Michael the Archangel Church in Crowley, Louisiana, where he leads the parish pastoral council. Additional parish staff are not individually named on the website.
- Fr. Mark Miley, Pastor
Visit & Contact
St. Joseph Catholic Church is located at 1034 Bridge Street in Parks, Louisiana, on the same campus as St. Louis Mission Chapel and the St. Theobald Adoration Chapel. The parish office can be reached by phone or email.
- Address: 1034 Bridge Street, Parks, LA 70582
- Phone: (337) 845-4168
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: https://parkschurches.org/
- Diocese: Lafayette, Louisiana