History
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45 Years of Faith
Holy Family Catholic Church has been serving Luling, Louisiana and the surrounding areas for over 45 years. In that time, we have built a parish based in faith and the message of Christ’s love. Our parish has a deep history and relationship with the people of Luling, and we are more than happy to share that with you.
Holy Family Church is composed of many worshipping communities, including Mimosa Park, Lakewood, Lakewood West, Lakewood South, Davis Plantation, Willowdale, Willowridge, Lagatutta, Primrose Estates, Primrose 1 and Coronado Park.
This parish began as a mission of St. Anthony of Padua Church located on Angus Drive in Luling in 1977. The first Eucharist was celebrated in Mimosa School on Sunday, February 12, 1978, the first Sunday in Lent that year. Holy Family Parish had their first Eucharistic celebration on October 19, 1980, in the present Life Center building.
The Parish Center was built in 1986 and the rectory in 1989. The number of registered families since 1980 has increased over 160 percent from 520 registered families in 1980 to 1,400 families registered with Holy Family Church in 2023.
Due to this increase in registered families, it was necessary for us to plan and build a new church building. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new church was held on the feast of Holy Family--December 26, 1999. On October 17, 2001, the dedication ceremony of Holy Family Church took place with Archbishop Francis B. Schulte presiding.
A pre-school was opened in 1986 and currently has a capacity of 54 children with classes for 2-year olds, 3-year olds, and 4-year olds.
A Summer Camp for ages 5-11 was opened in 1995 and currently has a capacity of 75 campers.
There are over 300 students in grades 1-11 in our ever expanding School of Religion program.
In September 2021, renovation began in the old church, the Life Center, and was completed in the summer of 2022. It it a multipurpose facility with 7 classrooms, 2 offices, a small kitchen, a storage closet, and a main gathering space. View a tour of the building here.
Very Reverend Stephen Dardis
Pastor 2018 - presentOur Chronological Parish Profile
1977 Born as mission of St. Anthony Catholic Church October 13, 1979 Held groundbreaking for church October 19, 1980 Became a parish with Monsignor Lawrence Hecker as 1st pastor; Celebration of first Mass 1983 Father Patrick Keane became 2nd pastor September 20, 1986 Dedicated Parish Center 1987, Summer Pre-school started under direction of Mrs. Melissa Landry December, 1987 Father John Finn assigned to Holy Family Church – 3rd pastor November 30, 1988 Formed KC Council 9933 1988 Senior Adult Group (Busy Bees) December 26, 1989 Rectory on church grounds became functional August, 1990 Completion of paving of parking lot and road from Lakewood Drive July, 1991 Completion of paving of Birch Street approach road paving December 26, 1999 Held groundbreaking for new church October 17, 2001 Dedication of new church May, 2002 Completion of paving of parking on west side of church October, 2003 Completion of paving of additional area to Lakewood parking lot January, 2004 Father John Perino assigned to Holy Family Church - 4th Pastor July, 2018 Father Stephen Dardis assigned to Holy Family Church - 5th Pastor September, 2021 Life Center renovation begins June, 2022 Life Center renovation ended