Que Pasa: News and Notes for May 3
Catholic Charities-Diocese of Tyler has established a Disaster Relief Fund to assist those affected by the tornadoes that devastated Canton and Emory, including St. John the Evangelist Church in Emory, on April 29. To donate to the relief effort, please...Que Pasa: News and Notes for March 24
The 2017 Bishop’s Annual Appeal is under way. Please see the website. Bishop Joseph E. Strickland will preside at the Chrism Mass Tuesday, April 11, at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The bishop will bless the oil of the...Father Francis “Frank” Zakshesky, one of diocese’s founding priests, dies
Father Francis “Frank” Zakshesky, one of the 39 original priests of the Diocese of Tyler, has died. Father Zakshesky died at his home in Sinton, TX. He was 72. His rosary, led by Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, will be Monday, March 27, at 6 p.m. at Stewart Funeral...Diocese to offer session on “Dealing Successfully with Failed Marriages” Saturday in Nacogdoches
Father Gavin Vaverek, pastor of St. Patrick Church in Lufkin and a canon lawyer and defender of the Bond for the diocesan Tribunal, will present a session on “Dealing Successfully with Failed Marriages” Saturday, March 25, 10 a.m.-noon in the Margil Center at Sacred...St. Patrick’s Day Dispensation
Bishop Joseph E. Strickland has issued a dispensation from the discipline of abstinence from meat on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, for the faithful of the Diocese of Tyler Normally, and by immemorial tradition, Catholics are bound to abstain from meat on the Fridays of...Upcoming Events
September 2026
Sep 05 2026
VIRTUS Recertification Training Session (English)
Kilgore - Christ the King
Sep 05 2026
VIRTUS Recertification Training Session (Spanish)
Kilgore - Christ the King
Sep 07 2026
Chancery Closed – Labor Day
Tyler - Chancery
Sep 09 2026
VIRTUS Initial Training Session (Spanish)
Lindale - Holy Family
Sep 12 - 13 2026
Three to Get Married Retreat Weekend (Tyler)
Tyler - Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
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