In the Local Community
The events and opportunities listed here are hosted by organizations in our wider Catholic and local community. While St. Mary’s is glad to help spread the word, we have not reviewed or endorsed every aspect of these gatherings. We encourage you to participate with discernment and in a spirit of faith, engaging what is good and true.
Make a lasting difference in the life of a young athlete by sharing your time, encouragement, and Catholic faith. Victory Sports will equip you with the training and support you need to serve as a coach, referee, or game-day volunteer. No previous experience is required, just a willingness to help children grow in faith, character, and athletic skill.
Ready to Lead? Volunteer to Coach
Ready to Serve? Referee or Assist with Game-Day Operations
Victory Sports is a Catholic youth sports league founded by Aggies in Bryan–College Station. Its mission is to form disciples, strengthen families, and foster community by providing parishes with a Catholic alternative to secular sports—one that develops children spiritually in accordance with Church teaching while building athletic skill through fundamentals-focused coaching and healthy competition.
Serve with Victory Sports
After School Care Counselors
St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Bryan, Texas is currently hiring After School Care Counselors. This position is an excellent opportunity for college students, education majors, or anyone who enjoys working with children. St. Joseph’s offers flexible scheduling, valuable hands-on experience, and the opportunity to be part of a faith-filled school community. To apply, send your resume + any questions to Megan at mknight@stjosephbcs.org.
St. Joseph Youth Ministry – Core Team
St. Joseph Youth Ministry is building a team of passionate Catholics to walk with intermediate, middle and high schoolers - right here in BCS! If you're interested in leading teens closer to Christ through youth ministry or Confirmation classes, please fill out the core team interest form.
St. Thomas Aquinas – Youth Ministry Core Teams
St. Thomas Aquinas is looking for people interested in spreading the love of Christ to join one of our Youth Ministry Core Teams serving 5th -12th grade youth! The time commitment is only a few hours a week on Sunday evenings, but the impact could last a lifetime. If you're interested or would like more information, please fill out the form on the St. Thomas Aquinas website!
St. Sophia Byzantine Catholic
Are you an Eastern Catholic, or curious about the Christian East? St. Sophia Byzantine Catholic is an Eastern Catholic community in Bryan-College Station, an Outreach of the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of St. George, fully Catholic and in communion with the Pope. St. Sophia celebrates, in English, the Divine Liturgy on selected Sundays at 4:00 PM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bryan, with the Typika service and Holy Communion on many of the Sundays in between, and fellowship afterward. Eastern Catholics of every Church, Ukrainian, Maronite, Melkite, Ruthenian, Syro-Malabar, Romanian and others, are especially invited, and everyone is welcome. Schedule and mailing list at stsophiabcs.org, and on Facebook at facebook.com/stsophiabcs.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Local Community page highlights local opportunities hosted by parishes, ministries, and organizations within our wider area. It’s a way for us to help share events that may be of interest to the St. Mary’s community.
Please note: St. Mary’s Catholic Center has not reviewed or endorsed all aspects of these events. We encourage you to participate with discernment and in a spirit of faith.
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All submissions are reviewed by the Communications and Marketing Team for clarity, alignment, and accuracy before publication.
St. Mary’s Catholic Center reserves the right to decline or remove any submission that, in our judgment, does not align with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church or the mission and values of St. Mary’s Catholic Center.
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Our goal is to feature opportunities that are both local and timely.
Limiting posts to a 40-mile radius and an 8-week advance window helps ensure that what’s listed is relevant and accessible for our community. -
While we’re glad to help spread the word, St. Mary’s does not specifically review or endorse every event or organization listed. Each opportunity is provided for informational purposes only.
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Each organization may have one event listed at a time on the Local Community page. Once that event has passed or been removed, another may be submitted for consideration. This helps ensure fair visibility for all community partners.
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All Local Community requests must be submitted through the Promo Request Form on our website. This form allows our team to review and process all promotional requests in one place.
To begin, visit aggiecatholic.org/promo and select the “Local Community” option when prompted. Please be sure to include your event description, one external link, and a single PDF flyer with complete details.
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Approved events will be listed on this page, with a link included each week in The eWeekly email and featured in the St. Mary’s App, making it easy for students to browse local opportunities in one central place. Concentrating these listings here helps us keep communication clear, consistent, timely, local, and genuinely helpful for our community.
To maintain this clarity and focus, outside organizations are not able to advertise through other St. Mary’s channels (including announcements at Mass, social media, or print promotions). This page is the designated space for sharing these opportunities.
