St. Mary Catholic Church

St. Mary Catholic Church in Gainesville, TX welcomes with a warm heart all those seeking a parish community to share God's Word and the Most Holy Eucharist. Please browse and get to know a bit about us.

St Mary's does not solicit for prayers. If you or someone you know has had this type of phone call, it is not St Mary's. Please do not release any credit card information for any type of payment and help us spread the word.
   Fr. John Pacheco has contacted the Gainesville Police Department. If you know of someone that has sent money please contact the Gainesville Police.  Thank you!

 

 

All volunteers in the Diocese of Fort Worth are required to attend a Safe Environment Awareness session.  The Diocese has adopted a new program from VIRTUS…”Protecting God’s Children.”  New volunteers must attend a 3 hour session before they can begin serving in ministry; continuing volunteers must attend a session when their previous training expires, and then once every two years thereafter.  All training is LIVE…you must attend in person. 

St. Mary, St. Peter in Lindsay, and Sacred Heart in Muenster will be trying to schedule training at least once per month rotating among our three parishes.  Currently, we have English sessions scheduled for Tuesday, February 18 from 6-9pm; Saturday, March 28 from 9am-noon; and Tuesday, April 21 from 6-9pm.   You MUST register in advance on line to attend a session.  To register, go to the Diocesan website section on training sessions , and click on the red button that says "I Need a VIRTUS Profile."  If you have any questions or need assistance registering for the course, contact Silvia in the RE Office at (940) 665-5395. 

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Proporcionar un ambiente seguro y protegido para nuestros niños y jóvenes es una prioridad de la Diócesis de Fort Worth y de la parroquia de Santa Maria.  Por esa razón, todos los empleados y voluntarios de la parroquia deben asistir a una sesión de Consiente del Abmiente Seguro y tener una verificación de antecedentes en el archivo.

Debido a la naturaleza de la entrenamiento, no puedes traer niños contigo.  Lamentamos no poder ofrecer cuidado infantil en este momento.

El nuevo programa de Consiente del Ambiente Seguro de Virtus, “Protegiendo los Niños de Dios” es una sesión concentrada en de 3 horas.

Para registrarse para una de las sesiones debe:
· Visitar la página web Diocesana para Sesiones de Conciencia del Ambiente Seguro
· Crear un nuevo perfil de Virtus
· Revise la lista de sesiones disponibles
· Regístrese para la sesión deseada