Our Annual Trivia Night, hosted by our ACTS Ministry, will be held on January 31, 2026. Registration is now open!

Welcome! The birth of our savior of birth is drawing near! Our Christmas Mass schedule is as follows. Wednesday, December 24, 4:30 PM (Children's Mass) - Live & Streamed | 7:30 PM | 10:00 PM; Thursday, December 25, 9:30 AM

All are invited to an Advent Day of Reflection, hosted by our Legion of Mary, on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. See the full article for details.

We have a group here at St. Mary focusing on help and encouragement after the death of a loved one. We will offer a "Surviving the Holidays' session on November 18, 2025. Read the full article for registration and full details.

National Vocations Awareness Week is traditionally celebrated the first full week of November, Nov. 2-8, but can be celebrated any time in November.

Bring the whole family out for an Advent family gathering. Join us for Christmas carols, games, prayer, crafts, and fellowship. Pizza provided. Click here to RSVP by Dec. 2 so we know how much pizza to buy!

Our Legion of Mary will be hosting their Advent Day of Reflection on Saturday, December 6. Registration will open shortly!

Looking for our women's conference information? Click here and we will send you to our conference website! The Conference will be held on February 7, 2026.

The Sr. Legion of Mary warmly invites all high school age young men and women to come and learn more about the formation of a Jr. Legion of Mary Ministry. The informational meeting is on Thursday, June 12 at 6pm in Cargill Hall. We will explain what it is to be an active member and share the plan for serving our community. Through this service, they will grow spiritually while building strong, lasting friendships rooted in a shared love for God.

Joining together each year in support of these Archdiocesan ministries, our local Catholic community helps fulfill Christ’s mission here on earth by supporting those programs and services that cannot be accomplished by one parish alone. Click for more information.

A BIG Thank You to all who donated to the “Christmas Shack” booth! Donation collection: 12/26/24 - 07/01/25 Due to an amazing, response, we have reached capacity for storage! We will begin collecting again on December 26, 2025.

Every year, the Galveston Seafarers Center collects Christmas gifts from the community to deliver aboard ships that will be in port throughout the month of December.

Please join us as we thank Dcn. Fritz and show our appreciation for his untiring dedication and service to our parish.

Come join us for a quiet, faith-filled hour of exercise. Classes are free, for men and women, and for all levels of experience. We meet Mondays and Wednesdays at 9am in the Ministry Building - See bulletin for any Mondays or Wednesdays that are exceptions, particularly around the holidays.

St. Mary's Food Pantry is open Wednesdays from 10AM - Noon. All donations are greatly appreciated! Open the full article for current suggested donations. Monetary donations can also be made through Faith Direct.

This free event is a social meet up for Young Adults ages 21-30 years old. Open for full details and schedule.

St Mary of the Expectation has an on-going Married Couples group. Click here to learn more and to join!

Parish directories will be distributed on Wednesdays in the parish office from 8 am - 5 pm and in the Ministry Building from 9 am - 5 pm. All those photographed receive one directory per photo entry.

Modeling Jesus’ foster father, the St. Joseph Ministry strives to raise awareness and increase support of youth in foster care or living with a relative. Open the article for full details.

We honor life through The Rosebud Program. This ministry offers families daily prayer and support for those who are pregnant, celebrating birth or adoption, grieving miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion, infant or child death, wanting to become pregnant or adopt, for grandparents’ concerns, and those facing troubled times. Open the article for full details.