Upcoming · September 26, 2026
Ordination to the Holy Diaconate
Subdeacon Alexandru Hening will be ordained to the Holy Diaconate by His Grace Bishop John Michael Botean during the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy — Saturday, September 26 at 9:30 AM, St. Mary's Catholic Church (the New Church), College Station. All are warmly invited; a reception follows. Kindly reply by September 5.
Upcoming · July 25, 2026
Typika & Potluck
Join us Saturday, July 25 at 10:00 AM for the Typika service followed by a potluck lunch — St. Joseph Catholic Church, Parish Activity Center, Bryan. Bring a dish to share — RSVP below and let us know what you’re bringing!
About Our Mission
A home for the Christian East in the heart of Texas.
St. Sophia Mission is a new Byzantine Catholic community taking root in Bryan-College Station. Growing out of the Eastern Catholics of BCS prayer and fellowship group, we are beginning the process of becoming an official mission of the Romanian Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of St. George in Canton, Ohio, with the blessing of Bishop John Michael Botean.
We are fully Catholic—in complete communion with the Pope and the universal Church—while worshiping according to the ancient Byzantine tradition of the Christian East. For now, we gather to pray the Typika service together followed by fellowship, and monthly celebrations of the Divine Liturgy will begin soon.
We are named in honor of St. Sophia the Martyr—whose name means "Wisdom"—and in memory of the great church of Hagia Sophia, Holy Wisdom, the heart of Byzantine Christianity for a thousand years. Both point us to Christ Himself, the Wisdom of God.
Worship & Gatherings
When & Where
Typika & Fellowship
For now, we gather to pray the Typika service together, followed by fellowship
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Parish Activity Center
Bryan, Texas
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Monthly Divine Liturgy
Monthly celebrations of the Divine Liturgy will begin soon. Stay tuned for our first dates!
Upcoming Events
Connect With Us
Contact
Dr. Alexandru Hening
Subdeacon for the Romanian Byzantine Catholic Church & Mathematics Professor at Texas A&M
Prayer & Fellowship
Our prayer and fellowship gatherings meet regularly in Bryan-College Station
St. Sophia Mission is an outreach of the
Romanian Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of St. George