Our Lady of the Gulf

Registration is now open for children in Kinder through fifth grade.  You may register at the parish office between the hours of 9:00am to 4:30pm. VBS will be held at the St. Jude Hall on  June 26 - 30, 2023 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. Cost is $20.00 per student. During the week, your child/ren will come to better understand the Catholic Mass and deepen their love and appreciation for Jesus in the Eucharist. For more information, or to volunteer (adults and youth) please contact Linda Beard at 361-552-6140 ext. 106 or 361-649-5363.

415 West Austin St | Port Lavaca, TX
361.552.6140 | Fax 361.552.4300
olg@olgulf.org

Reverend Tommy Chen, Pastor
Reverend Richard Barfield, Parochial Vicar
Deacon Nazario Hernandez


Parish Office Hours
Monday - Thursday:
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Schedule of Masses 
Monday - Friday: 8:05 AM
Saturday: 5:30 PM
Sunday:
8:00 AM & 10:00 AM (English)
12:00 Noon (Spanish)

Reconciliation 
Saturday: 4:00 - 5:00 PM in the church or by calling the parish office to schedule an appointment

First Fridays
8:05 AM Mass
8:45 AM Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
12:30 PM Benediction

First Saturday Novus Ordo Mass
in Latin
8:30 a.m. Confession 
9:00 a.m. Mass

Child and Vulnerable Adult
Reporting Procedures

If you witness, suspect, or know of child and/or vulnerable adult abuse, YOU MUST FILE A REPORT WITHIN 48 HOURS!
Contact Civil Authorities:Department of Family and Protective Services

1-800-252-5400 or www.txabusehotline.org

If the person is in immediate danger, call 911.

If Church Personnel Is Involved In Alleged Abuse:

Step One— Contact Civil Authorities.
Step Two— Contact one of the following:

Coordinator of
Pastoral Care and Outreach, 
Shannon Thomas
(361) 827-7186 or email 
pastoralcare@victoriadiocese.org;

Bishop or Chancellor of the Diocese of Victoria at
(361) 573-0828; and Written Allegations Should Be Sent To: 
Office of  the Bishop 
P.O. Box 4070
Victoria, Texas 77903