St. Mary's Catholic Church, Gainesville, TX

07/31/2026

Happy Birthday, Maria! May God bless you abundantly today and throughout the coming year. We are so grateful for you! 🎉💙

07/30/2026

A heartfelt thank you to James Birdsell for taking some of our high school boys to the Quo Vadis Retreat.

07/25/2026

7:00 AM. Getting started early to beat the heat.

🌿 Let’s get Saint Mary’s ready for the new school year! 💙💛

Join the Knights of Columbus and Saint Mary’s families for our Church & School Cleanup Day on Saturday, July 25, beginning at 7:00 AM.

We’ll be working together on landscaping, cleaning, painting, and general campus cleanup. Come for the morning or help for just an hour—every helping hand makes a difference!

Bring your gloves and yard tools if you have them. All families, parishioners, alumni, and friends are invited!

Many hands make light work!

07/21/2026

We are blessed to call him our priest! Thank you, Fr. John, for your faithful witness, your love for Christ and His Church, and for the countless ways you serve our parish family. We appreciate you more than words can say. 🙏🏻

"We have to look after our people. We have to pray. We have to help them as best we can."

Meet Father John Pacheco of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Gainesville, TX and read of the faith, humility, and love that continue to shape his priestly ministry: northtexascatholic.org/news/invite-him-into-your-life

07/15/2026

🌿 Let’s get Saint Mary’s ready for the new school year! 💙💛

Join the Knights of Columbus and Saint Mary’s families for our Church & School Cleanup Day on Saturday, July 25, beginning at 7:00 AM.

We’ll be working together on landscaping, cleaning, painting, and general campus cleanup. Come for the morning or help for just an hour—every helping hand makes a difference!

Bring your gloves and yard tools if you have them. All families, parishioners, alumni, and friends are invited!

Many hands make light work!

07/04/2026

06/16/2026

God is calling us!! 🙏🏻

What a great picture from our parish. 💙

Whether on the field, in daily life, or in prayer, God calls each of us to follow Him.

Read how sports can help form the virtues needed to discern and embrace God's call:
https://northtexascatholic.org/news/virtue-and-victory

06/11/2026

A beautiful ending to a wonderful week! 💛

Today we celebrated Mass together as we concluded VBS 2026: God Is Calling Me.
Fr. John wore a special chasuble and Deacon Gelasio, a stole, decorated with the handprints of our VBS children. A beautiful reminder that each child is a unique and beloved part of God’s family.
Throughout the week, we learned that God calls each of us in different ways… to holiness, service, marriage, priesthood, religious life, and faithful discipleship.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this week possible. May these children always listen for God’s voice and respond with joyful hearts.
“I have called you by name, you are mine.” Isaiah 43:1

06/10/2026

VBS Day 2 – God Is Calling Me! ☀️🙏
Today at Vacation Bible School, our children learned that God calls each of us in a special way. We explored vocations and talked about those who answer God’s call through religious life and the priesthood. Through stories, activities, and prayer, the children discovered that listening to God’s voice begins with a willing heart.
“Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.” — 1 Samuel 3:10

06/08/2026

✨ Vacation Bible School 2026 ✨

Here are a few pictures from our first day of VBS! Our theme this year is “God Is Calling Me.” Monday’s lesson focused on “Let Your Light Shine” as we learned that God calls each of us to share His love and be a light in the world.
The children had a wonderful morning learning about their faith, meeting new friends, and discovering how God has a special purpose for each of them.
“Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” — Matthew 5:16