About St. Mary (Historic Church) · San Angelo, Texas
St. Mary Parish (originally St. Mary of the Immaculate Heart) is a historic Catholic parish in San Angelo, Texas, located at 11 W. Avenue N in the Diocese of San Angelo. Founded as a mission of Sacred Heart Parish in 1930 to serve the city's Spanish-speaking Catholic community, it grew through the mid-20th century and became a full independent parish under Church law on August 1, 1960. Today the parish celebrates Mass in both English and Spanish, with one Saturday vigil and three Sunday liturgies, and continues its long bilingual ministry on the west side of San Angelo under the pastoral leadership of Rev. Joey Faylona.
- Established
- 1930
- Patron
- St. Mary of the Immaculate Heart
- Rector
- Rev. Joey Faylona
- Diocese
- Diocese of San Angelo
Why belong here
St. Mary's is a bilingual Catholic parish with deep roots on San Angelo's west side, where generations of English- and Spanish-speaking families have worshipped together since 1930. The parish offers a full Sunday schedule (a Saturday vigil in Spanish plus three Sunday Masses including a bilingual liturgy), regular Spanish-language weekday Masses, and weekly Eucharistic Adoration on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, making it easy to plug in at any pace of life. With three deacons, a youth minister, and a CRE running faith formation, St. Mary's is well equipped to walk with families through sacraments, RCIA, and parish life.
Mass times at St. Mary (Historic Church)
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Adoration times
- Tuesday: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Thursday: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Parish History
Plans for a Catholic church to serve San Angelo's Spanish-speaking Catholic community go back to the early 1900s. In 1929 the Most Rev. Rudolph Aloysius Gerken, first bishop of the new Diocese of Amarillo, secured a city block and obtained funding from the Catholic Extension Society to build a new mission church. Father J.H. Krukkert, pastor of Sacred Heart, oversaw construction of the buff-brick, red-tile-roofed church — named St. Mary of the Immaculate Heart — which Bishop Gerken dedicated on August 31, 1930. The site then stood just beyond the San Angelo city limit on Chadbourne Street. For its first decades the church was served as a mission of Sacred Heart Parish. In July 1947 it became an independent parochial vicarate; a new parish hall was dedicated in 1952 and a new rectory followed in 1955. On August 1, 1960, St. Mary's was raised to a full parish in its own right under Church law. When Pope John XXIII erected the Diocese of San Angelo on October 16, 1961, St. Mary's came under the new diocese while its mother parish, Sacred Heart, was named the cathedral church.
- Dedicated August 31, 1930 by Bishop Rudolph Aloysius Gerken
- Original name: St. Mary of the Immaculate Heart
- Independent parochial vicarate: July 1947
- New parish hall dedicated: 1952
- New rectory built: 1955
- Full parish status: August 1, 1960
- Came under the Diocese of San Angelo at its founding in 1961
Mass & Worship Schedule
St. Mary Parish celebrates a full weekend and weekday schedule that reflects its bilingual identity. A Saturday evening vigil in Spanish is followed by three Sunday Masses — a bilingual 9:00 AM liturgy, a 10:30 AM Mass, and a 12:00 PM Mass. Spanish-language Mass is offered Tuesday evening, and a second weekday Mass is offered Thursday evening. Confessions are heard Saturday afternoon, and Eucharistic Adoration is offered one hour after each of the Tuesday and Thursday evening Masses.
- Saturday 5:00 PM – Spanish Vigil Mass
- Sunday 9:00 AM – Bilingual
- Sunday 10:30 AM – English
- Sunday 12:00 PM – English
- Tuesday 6:30 PM – Spanish Weekday Mass
- Thursday 6:30 PM – Weekday Mass
Parish Staff & Clergy
St. Mary's is served by a pastor, three deacons, and lay staff who coordinate faith formation and youth ministry. Listed by the Diocese of San Angelo as the current parish team:
- Pastor: Rev. Joey Faylona
- Deacon: Dcn. Marc Mata
- Deacon: Dcn. Pete Madrid
- Deacon: Dcn. Francisco Ocampo
- Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE): Silvia Alvarez
- Youth Minister: Ernie Acevedo
Faith Formation & Religious Education
Religious Education (catechesis) for the parish is coordinated by CRE Silvia Alvarez, working in both English and Spanish to serve the parish's bilingual families. The parish office can be contacted for current enrollment, sacrament-preparation classes, and RCIA / OCIA inquiries.
- Coordinator of Religious Education: Silvia Alvarez
Youth Ministry
Parish youth ministry is led by Ernie Acevedo and serves middle-school and high-school youth of the parish, with programming continuing the parish's long tradition of forming young Catholics in both English and Spanish.
- Youth Minister: Ernie Acevedo
Bilingual & Hispanic Ministry
Since its founding in 1930 to serve San Angelo's Spanish-speaking Catholic community, St. Mary's has remained a bilingual parish. The Saturday vigil Mass is celebrated in Spanish; one Sunday Mass is bilingual; and a Spanish-language weekday Mass is offered on Tuesday evenings, alongside English-language Masses throughout the week.
- Saturday vigil – Spanish
- Sunday 9:00 AM – Bilingual
- Tuesday 6:30 PM – Spanish
Visit, Contact & Connect
Parishioners and visitors can reach the parish office by phone or email, follow the parish's official Facebook page for current news and announcements, and visit the parish website for the most up-to-date information. The church is located in central San Angelo, just west of downtown near Chadbourne Street.
- Phone: (325) 655-6278
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: sastmarys.org
- Facebook: facebook.com/sastmarys
- Address: 11 W. Avenue N, San Angelo, TX 76903
Diocese of San Angelo
St. Mary's is a parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Angelo, which was erected by Pope John XXIII on October 16, 1961, taking territory from the Diocese of Amarillo (and parts of Austin, El Paso, and Dallas-Fort Worth). Today the diocese numbers more than 82,000 Catholics across 47 parishes and 24 missions in three deaneries — San Angelo, Abilene, and Midland-Odessa. The cathedral church is the former Sacred Heart Parish, St. Mary's mother parish.
- Diocese erected: October 16, 1961 by Pope John XXIII
- Cathedral: Sacred Heart, San Angelo
- Deaneries: San Angelo, Abilene, Midland-Odessa
- Catholics served: 82,000+ across 47 parishes and 24 missions