About St. Thomas · Miles, Texas
St. Thomas Parish is a small Roman Catholic community in the rural town of Miles, Texas (Runnels County), part of the Diocese of San Angelo. It is clustered with two neighboring parishes — St. Boniface in Olfen and St. Joseph in Rowena — sharing clergy and a weekly bulletin while keeping its own on-site parish office. The parish serves its faith community with weekend Masses in English and Spanish, weekday Masses, Rosary devotions, Eucharistic Adoration, and CCD religious-education classes for children during the school year. The current pastor, Rev. Ariel Lagunilla, ministers to all three parishes from the cluster office (325-442-3521).
- Patron
- St. Thomas the Apostle
- Rector
- Rev. Ariel Lagunilla
- Diocese
- Diocese of San Angelo
Why belong here
St. Thomas offers a welcoming, small-town Catholic home in rural Runnels County, with weekend Mass in both English and Spanish, weekday Masses, and a children's liturgy at the Sunday 8:00 AM Mass. Parishioners gather for Rosary before weekend Masses, spend time in Eucharistic Adoration on the 4th Sunday of the month, and form their children in the faith through Wednesday-evening CCD classes during the school year. Being part of the St. Thomas–St. Boniface–St. Joseph cluster means worshippers also benefit from shared clergy, a common weekly bulletin, and the wider fellowship of three rural parishes rooted in the Diocese of San Angelo.
Mass times at St. Thomas
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Wednesday 8:05–8:20 AM (or by appointment)
- Friday 8:05–8:20 AM (or by appointment)
Adoration times
- Sunday 9:00–11:00 AM (4th Sunday of the month)
About St. Thomas Parish, Miles, Texas
St. Thomas Parish is a Roman Catholic parish located at 404 W 7th Street in the small town of Miles, Runnels County, Texas. It is part of the Diocese of San Angelo and is named after St. Thomas the Apostle. The parish belongs to a cluster with St. Boniface (Olfen) and St. Joseph (Rowena) — three rural parishes that share clergy and a common weekly bulletin but each retain their own on-site parish office with reduced hours.
- Location: 404 W 7th St., Miles, TX 76861
- Mailing: PO Box 306, Miles, TX 76861-0306
- Parish office: (325) 468-3171
- Cluster office line: (325) 442-3521
- Email: [email protected]
- Diocese: San Angelo
History & Community
St. Thomas has long served the Catholic farming and ranching families of Miles and the surrounding Runnels County area. Today its ministry is organized as part of a three-parish cluster under the Diocese of San Angelo, a diocese erected in 1961 to serve the Catholic faithful of west-central Texas. In 2015 the parish completed a privately funded Parish Hall / Fellowship Hall (a new metal building constructed on parish property under the Diocese of San Angelo), giving the community a dedicated space for gatherings.
- Cluster: St. Thomas (Miles), St. Boniface (Olfen), St. Joseph (Rowena)
- Diocese of San Angelo erected 1961
- Parish Hall construction completed 2015 (per Texas DLRS project record)
Devotions & Prayer
Rosary is prayed before each weekend Mass, and Morning Prayer is prayed immediately before the Wednesday and Friday weekday Masses, giving parishioners a simple rhythm of daily and weekly prayer around the Eucharist.
- Sat 5:30–5:50 PM — Rosary (before Vigil Mass)
- Sun 7:30–7:50 AM — Rosary (before Mass)
- Wed 8:15–8:30 AM — Morning Prayer
- Fri 8:15–8:30 AM — Morning Prayer
Faith Formation: CCD for Children
Religious education for the parish's children is offered through CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) classes, which meet on Wednesday evenings during the school year. In addition, a Children's Liturgy of the Word is offered at the Sunday 8:00 AM Mass so younger parishioners can hear the Scripture readings at their level.
- CCD Classes — Wednesday evenings during the school year
- Children's Liturgy — at the Sunday 8:00 AM Mass
Clergy & Parish Cluster
St. Thomas is pastored as part of a three-parish cluster with St. Boniface (Olfen) and St. Joseph (Rowena). The current pastor, Rev. Ariel Lagunilla, ministers to all three parishes; he is listed on the Diocese of San Angelo's directory and Priests page as pastor of St. Thomas Parish, Miles; St. Boniface Parish, Olfen; and St. Joseph Parish, Rowena. The cluster shares a weekly bulletin while each parish keeps its own on-site office.
- Pastor: Rev. Ariel Lagunilla
- Cluster parishes: St. Thomas (Miles), St. Boniface (Olfen), St. Joseph (Rowena)
- Shared weekly bulletin across the cluster
- Each parish keeps its own on-site office (reduced hours)
Parish Facilities
The parish grounds include the church itself on West 7th Street and a Parish Hall / Fellowship Hall — a new metal building constructed on parish property and completed in 2015. The hall gives the rural community a dedicated indoor space for parish meals, CCD gatherings, and other fellowship events.
- Church: 404 W 7th St., Miles, TX 76861
- Parish Hall / Fellowship Hall — new metal building completed 2015
- Built on parish property under the Diocese of San Angelo
Diocese of San Angelo
St. Thomas Parish belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Angelo, which was erected in 1961 and covers a large portion of west-central Texas. The diocese publishes the parish's contact information on its official parishes directory, and parishioners receive diocesan communications and the cluster's shared weekly bulletin through the parish office.
- Diocese: San Angelo
- Diocesan directory listing confirms pastor and contact details
- Parishes.org email: [email protected]
Visiting St. Thomas
Visitors are warmly welcomed at St. Thomas. The church is located between College and Lewis Streets in Miles, Texas. Mass-goers are encouraged to check the parish's current schedule in the weekly bulletin or by calling the parish office, especially around holidays or during parish-cluster schedule changes. Confessions are heard before the Wednesday and Friday morning Masses and by appointment.
- Located between College and Lewis Streets
- Parking on-site at the church and Parish Hall
- Call (325) 468-3171 for current schedule and appointments