Apostleship of the Sea - Diocese of Beaumont

09/15/2026

Please join us for our Eucharistic Flotilla this Saturday. It begins at 9 AM at Port Neches Park, with Mass Celebrated by Bishop Toups and Con-Celebrated by Bishop Frank Schuster, Bishop Promoter for Stella Maris/Apostleship of the Sea!

Join Bishop Toups for our Eucharistic Flotilla on Saturday, September 19. It begins with 9am Mass at Port Neches Park and will conclude with a Rosary, Adoration, and Benediction at Collier's Ferry Park at approximately 11:45am. All are welcome!

09/11/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgib2d96EyA&t=120s

September 11, 2001. On a clear and sunny day, Captain Richard Thorn...

09/11/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc66PsnXPoA

To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks,...

09/09/2026

Dear Friends and Boaters,
Our 2026 Eucharistic Flotilla is only 10 days away.

I hope to see a fleet of 25+ boats and vessels at this year's flotilla.
if you are sailing in the flotilla, be sure and register your boat.

To encourage this, we will have a drawing for this St. Brendan boat medallion from the registered vessels.

Also, you can go to www.dioceseofbmt.org/flotilla for the full schedule of the events and how to gain a plenary indulgence for the 800 anniversary of the entering into eternal life for St. Francis of Assisi.

09/05/2026

New film puts human face on embattled Gulf Coast shrimp industry

Examining an incredibly hard, yet strangely beautiful, livelihood.

09/02/2026

Great video about working as an AB day man:

JOE FRANTA'S SLOP CHEST (my store) https://slopchestsailorstore.com...

09/01/2026

My friend Rafael Alvarez included me in this article from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles paper:

How a week aboard a 19th century-style ship — and the rosary — helped me see life in a new way.

08/30/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/196LL9RttM/

🙏🏽

08/24/2026

Please pray for the missing crew members and their families of the Ocean Winner:

08/23/2026

On Friday we bid farewell to our friends onboard the DSV Vinnice which has been in Port since May of last year. Still in need of repairs, she is currently underway by tow boats, to Port Fouchon. Doreen Badeaux visited the vessel along with a visiting priest Fr Mark Kusmirek. He was kind enough to bless the ship and crew before the ship departed. The company had to bring air conditioning units onboard, and several other improvements before the Coast Guard would allow this movement. We are incredibly thankful for the great care that our Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection and International Transport workers Federation has given to this crew. We will continue to monitor their progress and help get back wages for some of the former crew who are still awaiting what is owed to them. Thank you for the continued prayers!