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Elijiah Thomson was ordained as a transitional deacon on April 10 and served his first Mass at St. Gabriel. Listen to his inspiring homily about Divine Mercy. Please pray in thanksgiving for Elijiah and his “yes” to the priesthood. He is our FIRST priestly vocation to come from St Gabriel.

The Columbiettes are teaming up with the Pro-Life Ministry to celebrate Motherhood by supporting Bella House. We will be collecting items for the Mothers that Bella House serves. We will have a collection bin in the Narthex for the Items below to make gift baskets for Mother’s Day. Click to see the list.

Fr. Don was able to visit an assisted living center after not being allowed in for a year due to the pandemic. The residents were thrilled to see him. Pictured is one of the residence, Clovis, who was glowing after the visit and receiving Eucharist. Let us continue to pray for those who are isolated and not yet able to receive visitors, and also in gratitude that we are able to receive Eucharist.

Recently, St. Gabriel worked in conjunction with The Underground to help liberate a young sex trafficking victim. The Underground is a Connecticut faith-based organization aimed at eradicating human trafficking in all forms through awareness events. Learn more about this story and how to recognize this type of abuse.

The RCIA class is collecting these items to give to residents at the Samaritan Inn and others in need. Drop off NEW items in the box in the narthex.

As a way of celebrating the feast of St. Joseph, we are inviting parishioners to write small notes of thanks and encouragement to adoptive and foster parents in our parish. A collection basket is in front of the Welcome desk in the Bishop Kelley Center from March until March 19th.

Experienced drummer needed for the 5:30 pm Mass band. Click for more information

St Gabriel parishioners showed up in a big way on super bowl Sunday to donate blood and save lives. We had 60 donors sign up, with almost 100% honoring their appointments. Carter BloodCare collected a record-breaking 53 units of blood and appreciated the friendliness of our community.

In case you are wondering about how the items you donate for the many drives we host are received, here is a poster made by the children at Lawson School. In response to the school supply drive we had in August for Lawson Early Childhood Center, the children wanted to be sure to say THANK YOU!

St. Gabriel teen, Lindsey, creates her own nonprofit “Generations Hope” to help unprivileged youth and families.

Jim and Mary Johnsrud, members of St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church, pose at their home. Jim Johnsrud suffers from a rare liver disease but because of its degree is only eligible for a living organ donor transplant, but circumstances surrounding COVID-19 have made such matches more difficult than in years past.

Perhaps you have noticed the mosaic on the ground in the courtyard near the fountain. It is a tribute to Daniel in the Lion’s Den, and it was installed last year. 

Although Gilda now lives in Nacogdoches she wanted to give back to those in need after being assisted by St. Vincent de Paul.

Did you know Marriage Enrichment at St. Gabriel is one of the only programs of its kind in the Diocese?

See a snapshot of all those who joined us online for the Christmas Masses.

New sessions of Praying Christian Virtues will begin in January. This is part of "Lord, Teach Me To Pray," a prayer series based on Ignatian Spirituality. Groups available for men and women

The Texas Catholic covered our annual Turkey Basket Project. Read more about the good work the Men's Club and many other parishioners did to give those in need a delicious Thanksgiving. Photo by Kevin Bartram

The AV ministry has become a vital part of weekend and special Masses. We are in need of more people (high school age and up) who are willing to serve in this capacity.

Check out the clothing event sponsored by St Gabriel for the Lawson Early Childhood. The generosity of our parishioners brought smiles to these kids' faces - despite the masks! Thank you

I was blessed to come to St. Gabriel’s for my pastoral year in September 2017 and I was there until May of 2018. I spent the year under the supervision of Fr. Don; He and Fr. Charles taught me so much while I was there at the parish.