About St. Kateri Tekakwitha · Muldrow, Oklahoma
St. Kateri Tekakwitha is a Catholic mission church serving the Muldrow/Roland area in eastern Oklahoma's Sequoyah County. It is one of three mission churches sharing a pastor with St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in nearby Sallisaw, along with St. Joseph in Webbers Falls and St. John in Cookson. The parish belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa and gathers for Mass on Saturday evenings and Thursday mornings in a rural setting just outside Muldrow. Its patron — St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American Catholic saint, canonized in 2012 — gives the mission a particular resonance in a region with deep Native American roots, especially Cherokee and Choctaw heritage.
- Patron
- St. Kateri Tekakwitha
- Rector
- Rev. Lawrence Nwachukwu
- Diocese
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa
Why belong here
St. Kateri Tekakwitha is a small, intimate mission church where Catholics in rural Sequoyah County can worship close to home without traveling to Sallisaw. Weekend and weekday Masses are celebrated in English in a quiet country setting, and the mission is supported by the larger St. Francis Xavier Catholic community, which provides faith formation, sacraments, and pastoral care. For anyone in the Muldrow or Roland area seeking a Catholic community rooted in the legacy of St. Kateri — the first Native American saint — this mission offers an accessible, welcoming place to pray.
Mass times at St. Kateri Tekakwitha
Weekly Mass schedule
About St. Kateri Tekakwitha Mission
St. Kateri Tekakwitha is a Catholic mission church located at 110841 S. 4760 Road in Roland, Oklahoma, with a Muldrow mailing address (PO Box 17, Muldrow, OK 74948). It is one of three sister missions served from St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Sallisaw, which provides the pastor and broader parish services. The mission is listed by the Diocese of Tulsa under its parish-finder with English-language Masses on Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Thursdays at 9:00 AM (the St. Francis Xavier parish website additionally lists Saturday at 4:00 PM).
- Diocese of Tulsa mission church
- Located in Roland, OK (Sequoyah County)
- Mailing address: PO Box 17, Muldrow, OK 74948
- Phone: (918) 775-6217
The Patron Saint: St. Kateri Tekakwitha
The mission is named for Kateri Tekakwitha (1656–1680), a Mohawk woman born in what is now New York who was baptized on Easter Sunday 1676 by the Jesuit Father Jacques de Lamberville. Affectionately known as the 'Lily of the Mohawks,' she died at age 24 and was declared Venerable by Pope Pius XII in 1943, beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1980, and canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 21, 2012 — becoming the first Native American saint of the Catholic Church. Her feast day is celebrated on July 14 in the United States (April 17 in Canada), and she is the patron saint of ecology, the environment, and Indigenous peoples.
- Canonized October 21, 2012
- First Native American Catholic saint
- Feast day: July 14 (USA)
- Patron of ecology, the environment, and Indigenous peoples
Connection to St. Francis Xavier Parish, Sallisaw
St. Kateri Tekakwitha shares its pastor with St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Sallisaw, OK, the mother parish for a cluster of four churches in the area. The parish website describes the arrangement as 'sister churches,' with the same priest serving St. Francis Xavier in Sallisaw, St. Kateri Tekakwitha in Roland, St. Joseph in Webbers Falls, and St. John the Evangelist in Cookson. This sharing allows a small rural mission to receive regular sacramental ministry, faith formation, and Safe Environment programming despite limited local resources.
- Pastor: Rev. Jeffrey Polasek
- Parish phone: (918) 775-6217
- Parish email: [email protected]
- Sister churches: St. Francis Xavier (Sallisaw), St. Joseph (Webbers Falls), St. John the Evangelist (Cookson)
Safe Environment & Child Protection
Because St. Kateri Tekakwitha is served from St. Francis Xavier Parish, it operates under the Safe Environment program of that parish and the Diocese of Tulsa. Donna Eurich serves as Risk Manager and Director of Child & Youth Protection for the diocese, with a confidential hotline (918-307-4970) for reporting concerns. The parish is committed to protecting children, youth, and vulnerable adults across all four worship sites.
- Safe Environment contact: Donna Eurich, 918-307-4919
- Confidential hotline: 918-307-4970
- Covers all four sister churches in the cluster
Visiting St. Kateri Tekakwitha
The mission is set in a rural area of eastern Oklahoma between Muldrow and Roland in Sequoyah County. Visitors are encouraged to confirm Mass times with St. Francis Xavier Parish in Sallisaw before traveling, as the Saturday Vigil time is listed differently by different sources. The parish office can be reached at (918) 775-6217, and general inquiries can be directed to [email protected].
- Call ahead to confirm Mass times
- Parish office: (918) 775-6217
- Email: [email protected]