St. Mary's Church Main Page

Victoria, Texas

First Church 1824

Parish Established 1840

The first in the Republic of Texas

located in downtown Victoria at: Church Street and South Main Street

St. Mary's Church

Mary's Activity Center

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PARISH OFFICES

402 South Main Street - P.O. Box 2448

Victoria, Texas 77902-2448

phone: 512/573-4328 fax: 512/573-4329

Click Here for a Map and Driving Directions to St. Mary's Church

St. Mary's Church Staff

Pastor: Msgr. James C. Brunner

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Dominic K. Antwi

Deacons: Jim Koening - Dudley Pagel

                                 Arthur (Dick) Wearden
Finance Council:        Deacon (Dick) Wearden
Pastoral Council:        Dion Holm

Goodbye Fr. Joe & Godspeed

Youth Minister: Bill Moeller

Religious Education Coordinator: Brenda LeJune

Choir/Music Director: Maria Smith

Office Secretary/Bookkeeper:        Kathy Fojtik
Part-Time Secretary:                     Susie Motal
Hall Manager:                               Henry Petrash

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St. Mary's Church Schedule & Ministry Information

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Various Photos of St. Mary's Catholic Church

Night view of St. Mary's Church with Christmas lights

Inside view of St. Mary's Church altar

Interior view of St. Mary's during mass

Two of St. Mary's stained glass windows (The Nativity & Visitation)
The 4 historical St. Mary's Churches in Victoria
Construction of St. Mary's Church 1903

Completion of St. Mary's Church in 1904

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History of St. Mary's Church

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Diocese of Victoria, Texas Diocese Web Page

Bishop of Victoria

Most Reverend David E. Fellhauer

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St. Mary's Church links to other Catholic-Related sites:

Catholic On-line - A virtual wealth of Catholic-related material with links to a lot of other Catholic sites

The Vatican - Home page of the Vatican

Mass In Transit - Linking Catholic Churches together - Great interesting site to browse
The Mary Page - All about the Blessed Virgin
C.D.I.A - Catholic Dispatch Internet Apostolate (CDIA) - very informative
Catholic People - Saints, vocations, Catholic people, young adults resources on the net
Stations of the Cross On-line - Walk with Brother Mike through the Stations of the cross
AlaPadre Catholic Corner - Catholic related links including churches
Catholic Resources - Catholic resources on the net
Catholicism on the Web - Book by Thomas C. Fox
Daily Gospel Reflections - A different Gospel reading and commentary each day
Christus Rex et Redemptor Mundi - Many encyclicals and talks by the Holy Father. Also the best virtual art gallery on the internet with paintings by Michelangelo in the Sistene Chapel, paintings by Raphael,
and many others.
EWTN Global Catholic Network - This site offers news, faith instruction, TV, radio, library, discussion,
art gallery, and extensive links to other Catholic sites.
Human Life International - Covers pro-life issues.
National Right to Life Homepage - Although it is not a Catholic site as such it promotes policies in line with Catholic teaching.
New Advent Catholic Supersite - An extensive source of Catholic teaching including the Church Fathers. Contains a searchable index of more than 2,400 Catholic Files.
Priests for Life - Covers work of priests in the pro-life movement.
Mission Net - A Wealth of Christian resources
The Catholic Catalog Company - Lots of religious/Catholic items to purchase
Catholic Merchandise - Commercial establishments that may be of interest to Catholics

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