About St. Jules · Lafayette, Louisiana
St. Jules Catholic Church is a trilingual Roman Catholic parish located at 116 St. Jules Street in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the Diocese of Lafayette. Founded in 1962, the parish serves the Acadiana community by offering Masses in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese every week, and has grown into one of the most linguistically diverse parishes in the diocese. The community is led by pastor Father Gregory Chauvin and is home to an established Vietnamese Catholic community (Cộng Đoàn Thánh Jules) as well as a vibrant Hispanic ministry with its own RCIA, faith formation, and sacramental preparation programs.
- Established
- 1962
- Patron
- St. Jules (likely Pope St. Julius I)
- Rector
- Rev. Gregory P. Chauvin
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana
Why belong here
St. Jules welcomes Catholics from three language communities under one roof, offering Sunday Mass in English (8:00 & 10:00 AM), Spanish (11:30 AM), and Vietnamese (2:00 PM), with weekday noon Masses Monday through Friday plus a Tuesday evening Spanish Mass. It is a small parish with a notably active devotional life — First Friday bilingual Adoration, a weekly home-to-home Pilgrim Virgin Rosary, the Immaculata Prayer Group, Knights of Columbus, Catholic Daughters, Come Lord Jesus small groups, and a hospital/homebound ministry — together with full catechetical programming from PK through Confirmation and sacramental prep in both English and Spanish.
Mass times at St. Jules
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 7:45 AM (before 8:00 AM Mass)
- Sunday 9:45 AM (before 10:00 AM Mass)
- Monday 11:50 AM (before noon Mass or by appointment)
- Tuesday 11:50 AM (before noon Mass or by appointment)
- Tuesday 6:30 PM (bilingual)
- Wednesday 11:50 AM (before noon Mass or by appointment)
- Friday 11:50 AM (before noon Mass or by appointment)
- Saturday 3:45 PM (before 4:00 PM Vigil Mass)
Adoration times
- Thursday 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM (Last Thursday of the month only)
- First Friday 12:30 PM – 6:00 PM (bilingual)
- Saturday 4:45 PM – 5:15 PM (Fourth Saturday of the month, after the 4:00 PM Mass)
About St. Jules Catholic Church
St. Jules Catholic Church is a trilingual Roman Catholic parish located at 116 St. Jules Street in Lafayette, Louisiana. Founded in 1962 and serving the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana, the parish is a worship home for English-, Spanish-, and Vietnamese-speaking Catholics of Acadiana. Under the pastoral leadership of Father Gregory P. Chauvin and associate pastor Father Charles M. Esuaiko, the parish offers Masses every day of the week and sustains a wide range of devotional, educational, and outreach ministries.
- Parish name: St. Jules Catholic Church
- Year established: 1962 (per GCatholic)
- Diocese: Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana
- Pastor: Rev. Gregory P. Chauvin
- Associate Pastor: Rev. Charles M. Esuaiko
- Languages of Mass: English, Spanish, Vietnamese
Faith Formation and Religious Education
St. Jules runs catechetical programs in both English and Spanish, including sacramental preparation for First Communion and Confirmation and ongoing religious education from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.
- Catechism (CCD) PK–12 — Corine Porche (English)
- Catequesis Pre-K through 12 in Spanish — Luisa Blanco & Corine Porche, Mondays 6:00–7:15 PM
- RCIA / RICA for adults — Wednesdays 7:00 PM, salón #2
- Mystagogy for the newly initiated — Logan & David
Hispanic Ministry (Ministerio Hispano)
The parish Hispanic Ministry, coordinated in conjunction with the diocesan Office of Hispanic Ministry, offers a complete slate of formation, sacramental preparation, and devotional programs in Spanish, with staff serving in both English and Spanish.
- RICA / RCIA — Wednesdays 7:00 PM, salón #2
- Catequesis Pre-Bautismal — first Tuesday of each month, 5:00 PM, salón #1 (Angelica Mendoza & Luisa Blanco)
- Catequesis de Quinceañera — register at least three months in advance; First Communion required
- Catequesis de Tres Añitos / Three-Year-Old Presentations — Luisa Blanco; child must be baptized; register at least three months in advance
- Catequesis Pre-Matrimonial — Deacons José Luna-Becerra and José Vicente Blanco; contact at least six months in advance
- Declaración de Nulidad (Annulments) — Deacon José Luna-Becerra
- Sunday Spanish Mass: 11:30 AM; Tuesday evening Spanish Mass: 7:00 PM
Vietnamese Catholic Community (Cộng Đoàn Thánh Jules)
St. Jules is one of the Vietnamese Catholic community centers of the Diocese of Lafayette, under the chaplaincy of Father Joseph Sai Tran, SVD, with Deacon Francis Khang Cao assisting. The community celebrates the Vietnamese Mass every Sunday at 2:00 PM and operates a Vietnamese-language Sunday school that helps children maintain their native language and Catholic faith. The community contact line is (337) 654-7828.
- Sunday Vietnamese Mass: 2:00 PM
- Chaplain: Fr. Joseph Sai Tran, SVD
- Deacon: Francis Khang Cao
- Community contact: (337) 654-7828
- Children's Vietnamese Sunday school
Music and Liturgical Ministries
The parish Music Ministry rehearses Sundays at 10:00 AM and supports Masses in all three languages. A strong corps of lectors and Eucharistic ministers, including a dedicated Homebound Eucharistic Ministry, carries the liturgical life of the parish.
- Choir / Music Ministry — Angie Sanford; rehearsals Sundays 10:00 AM
- Lectors — Camille Copeland
- Eucharistic Ministers — Barbara Satchez
- Homebound Eucharistic Ministry — Ken & Sally Wade
- Ushers — Ken Judice
Devotions and Prayer Groups
St. Jules has an unusually rich devotional life for a parish of its size, with traditional Catholic lay sodalities and prayer groups meeting throughout the week in addition to the parish-wide First Friday Adoration.
- Immaculata Prayer Group — Dottie Bollich
- Catholic Daughters — Gerry Sonnier
- Knights of Columbus — Leo Satchez
- Theresians — Jalyne Dupre
- Come Lord Jesus small group — Tuesdays 2:30 PM (Phyllis Boudreaux) and Wednesdays 5:30 PM (Christy Perret)
- Men's Cursillo — Randall
- Rosary 11:30 AM before weekday Masses; Patriotic Rosary 6:30 PM Monday
- Pilgrim Virgin Rosary (Rosario Virgen Peregrina) — Thursdays 7:00 PM, home to home
Outreach and Service
Lay ministries of charity and presence extend the parish's reach beyond its walls, with a particular focus on the sick, the homebound, and those in nursing facilities.
- Hospital Ministry — Gerry Porche
- Homebound Eucharistic Ministry — Ken & Sally Wade
- Ministry to the Sick (Spanish) — Luisa Blanco & Gerry Porche; visits to hospitals and nursing homes Tuesdays and Thursdays
- Angels of Service — Barbara Satchez
- Adult Education — Deacon Reggie
- Annual Retreat (Gulf Coast) — Allen Begnaud
Parish Staff and Office
The parish office is staffed Monday through Friday (closed Thursdays) and serves as the hub for sacramental scheduling, faith formation registration, and general inquiries.
- Receptionist: María Patin — [email protected]
- Secretary / Director of Religious Education: Tina Sciambra — [email protected]
- Phone: (337) 234-2727
- Office hours: Mon–Wed 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM; Fri 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM; closed Thursday, Saturday, Sunday
- Parish subscribes to FORMED.org for Catholic on-demand content