LATEST NEWS

Go to the bottom of the Ways to Give page for the current fundraising progress and the naming and sponsorship items still available.  

New giving option just established: Text GENERATION to 1-817-934-4503.

We are making great progress toward making our dream a reality!  

Where did the Mary and Joseph statues go?

Zieglers came thru town on January 6th and picked up these two statues. They will be completely stripped down and repainted. When church construction begins this summer, Zieglers will be returning to pick up all of the other statuary and brass items in Church to repaint/replate.  At that time, they will bring back the completed Mary and Joseph statues to be placed in the Parish Hall so we can enjoy them while we are moved out of Church. 

We are excited that things are starting to happen!

Receipt of Grant

The St. Mary's Capital Campaign has been awarded a $250,000 grant by the James N. McCoy Foundation.  Thank you to Ted Neeb and Carol Sales for their hard work on submitting the grant application and everyone who met with the members of the foundation to tell them about St. Mary's Parish and the town of Windthorst.  We are truly blessed to have received this generous support of our Campaign.

Letter from Father Michael Moloney OFS

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

From its very beginning, this parish has been a home where faith is planted, nourished, and passed on from one generation to the next. In 1892, faithful Catholic families settled here, built this parish with their own hands, and entrusted it to God’s providence. They sacrificed so that we might have a place to worship, to encounter Christ in the Holy Eucharist, and to hand down our Catholic heritage to our children.

Now, it is our turn to build for the future. The needs before us are real: our church building requires renovation, and we also feel called to establish a Eucharistic Adoration Chapel. This chapel is not meant to replace what we already have—it is meant to augment and deepen it. It will provide something new and vital: access to Jesus in the Holy Eucharist 24/7 every hour of every day. A place set apart for silence, prayer, and adoration where individuals, families, and future generations can come face-to-face with Our Lord whenever they are in need.

This campaign is not ultimately about bricks and mortar—it is about the salvation of souls. It is about ensuring that our parish remains a beacon of Catholic life in this community, a place where young families can grow in faith, where the elderly can find strength and comfort, and where all of us can encounter Christ more intimately and deeply.

I invite you to join us in this mission. Pray with us. Discern with us. And, if the Lord so moves your heart, give generously so that together we may strengthen the faith which is the foundation of our parish for generations to come.

With gratitude in Christ,

Father Michael Moloney OFS

Pastor

"The future starts today, not tomorrow."
— St. John Paul II