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245 W. Hwy 90, China, Texas 77613
Welcome!
Thank you for visiting Our Lady of Sorrows Church online. We hope that our website gives you the information you are seeking. Please feel free to read more about our church on this site, or come in for a visit. We would love to greet you and share with you our love for Jesus Christ and for you, our neighbor.
Our Pastor is Reverend
Polycarp Otieno
Church Office- 409-752-3571
Church Office Hours-
Mon-Thur. 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
Your donations are sent directly to the Church, credited with your
name. Thank you!
Our Faith
We believe that the door to salvation is always open and so are the doors to our church. Our mission is to be fully devoted to Jesus by opening our arms to those in search of the truth. We show God’s love and concern for our fellow man at every opportunity. Through works of charity and opening our doors to listen and love, we feel that we are walking in the footsteps of Jesus Christ.
Mass Times
WEEKENDS
Saturday at 4:00 PM
Sunday at 8:30 AM
Weekdays:
Tuesday 8:00 AM
Wednesday- 8:00 AM
Thursday- 8:00 AM
Friday 8:00 AM
Reconciliation: Saturday 3:00- 3:45 p.m.
Adoration- Wednesday
8:30 a.m. -10:00 a.m.
Baptism: Please call the
office for appointment. Baptism Classes are required.
Weddings: Diocesan policy for Marriage requires that you make an appointment with the pastor at least six months before the anticipated wedding. Please meet with the pastor before setting your final date.
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We welcome you to our Church, if you would like to join our Parish family, Census forms can be found under the Forms tab or in the Church.
Our next Children's Mass will be on October 11th. All children are invited to join us, and wear your VBS shirt if you have one.
Sunday October 18th, 2026
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
We belong to God and to God's kingdom first
As Father and creator, God is above all powers on earth.
God has called us by name in baptism and entrusts us
with building his kingdom of faith, hope and love.
First Reading-Isaiah 45:1,4-6- Isaiah proclaims that the God of Israel is the only God.
PSALM-96:1,3-5, 7-10- R/. Give the Lord glory, glory and honor.
Second Reading- 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b-Saint Paul writes with thanksgiving to the Church the Thessalonians, encouraging their work of faith and labor of love and endurance in hope.
Gospel- Matthew 22:15-21-Jesus asserts God's dominion over all while resolving a conflict over paying taxes to Caesar.
SAINT LUKE-Feast Day October 18
As the patron saint of artists, Luke is famously portrayed painting or sketching a portrait of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child. He is often accompanied by a winged or unwinged calf, which is his traditional symbol from the Four Evangelists of the Tetramorph. As the author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles, Luke is mentioned by name three times:in Colossians and Philemon, he is called a coworker by Paul, and in a reading from 2 Timothy, we learn only that Luke has stayed by Paul’s side in this time of trouble. This tells us of Luke’s importance in spreading the faith. Which ties in with one of Lukes Gospels when Jesus sent out 72 disciples to preach and they are told they won’t be enough: pray for more vocations. Warned that they will face hardship but instructed to bring peace to wherever they go. Basically, they are told to go and bring the message of our Lord out to the world. On this feast of St. Luke, let us go and do the same in our little parts of the world and beyond.
Please give to the Appeal for Catholic Ministries which provides for many charities in our area.
Liturgical Workshop. Saturday October 17th, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon at register by October 15th. Use scan code below or romancatholicdioceseofbeaumont.regfox.com
