St. Ignatius Martyr Parish

We are pleased to announce that St. Ignatius School has received a Kenedy Grant in the amount of $15,000. The focus of this grant is to enhance and strengthen the school's Reading & Writing and Math & Science programs. With the funds from this grant some of the items that the school will purchase are: the upgraded Accelerated Reader Program, Accelerated Math Program STAR Reading, STAR Math, and a reading series for the PreK4 called Happily Ever After.

Join us for the Parish Picnic at 2p.m. and an outdoor Mass at 5p.m.! And afterward, join us for more games and a sneak peak at our special summer session: Theology of the Body.

Join us this week, Tuesday, May 6th and Wednesday, May 7th from 6p.m.-7:30p.m. in the Annex. Join us for a sneak peak at our special session: Pancake Bible Study.

Youth Ministry Summer Schedule of Activities- The St. Ignatius Youth Ministry summer schedule is completed! Contact Rita in the youth office for activities and dates. Schedules will also be sent out to families registered in the St. Ignatius Youth Ministry Program. This year includes a return to Notre Dame for ND Visions for high school age students, the Middle School Discipleship Camp and more!

Mission Trip- St. Ignatius Youth Ministry will be sponsoring a Mission Trip for youth and their families to Mexico July 2nd-9th. Estimated cost: $120, plus passport expenses. Contact Rita to sign-up for the trip and learn more. Adult chaperones are needed too!

Youth Ministry Info: Edge (Middle School) and Life Teen (High School). Contact Rita Garcia for more information.  Read More »

The French Boys Choir would like to come to our area to give a concert. However, they must first find a place to stay. The group is comprised of 20 boys ages 9-14 and 6 young men. They would need lodging for two nights. If you are interested in lodging this group for two nights, please call the church office, leaving your name, phone number and how many you could house.

On Saturday, April 26, 2008 seven students competed at the PSIA state competition at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth:

Congratulations go out to Jillian Malone for her third (3rd) Place finish in Ready Writing - 6th Grade at State.

Thank you to all those who made this years Bobcat Fun Run a success our students were able to reach their goal and raise $72,000 to go toward the purchase of new textbooks.

On Saturday, April 26, 2008 the following students will be competing at the PSIA state competition at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth:

Ready Writing - 6th Grade
Jillian Malone
Amanda Dugas

Mathematics - 4th Grade
James Mahoney

Number Sense - 6th Grade
Denny Jung

Maps, Graphs, and Charts - 6th Grade
Jillian Malone

Story Telling - 2nd Grade
Claudia Palomarez

On Site Drawing - 6th Grade
Francis Hodapp

On Site Drawing - 8th Grade
Cella Mahoney

On Saturday, March 29, 2008 twelve students from St. Ignatius, Martyr, Catholic School traveled to Tyler, Texas to compete in the PSIA Area 6 One Act Play Competition. In Tyler they competed against 7 other schools from central, north, and east Texas. The students performed A Midsummer Night's Dram by William Shakespeare and came in 4th place. Over 110 actors competed and our very own, Tomas Maia, won 1st place as Cast Superstar for his role as Puck, the mischievous woodland spirit. Two of Thomas's cast mates received Honorable Mention: Pilar Villanueva as King Oberon and Laura Gomez as Helena. The Cast for this year's competition consisted of Theresa Hodapp, Victoria Ysla, Antonio Garcia, Jillian Malone, Frances Hodapp, Matthew Vondrak, Jennica Totanes, Amanda Dugas, Patrick McCarthy, Tomas Maia, Pilar Villanueve, and Laura Gomez. Next year the team hopes to compete closer to home and best their fourth place finish.