Meet Our Team
Pastoral Team
Pastor
Our Pastor is Rev. Fr. Jean-Oscar (J.O.) Nlandu Bayekula, CICM. He belongs to the Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae (CICM), or Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. This Catholic religious congregation for men was founded in 1862 by Belgian priest Theophile Verbist. In the United States, the CICM is also known as Missionhurst Missionary or, in other countries, Scheutists Missionaries.
Fr. Oscar was born on May 21 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). After completing his scientific studies in high school in 1991, he spent three years discerning his missionary religious vocation. In 1993, he was admitted into CICM novitiate and pronounced his first vows on October 7, 1994, in Kinshasa, DRC. From 1994-1997, he pursued his bachelor's degree in philosophy and arts at St. Augustin University in Kinshasa, DRC. Then, he continued his theological studies at St. Cyprian School of Theology in Yaoundé, Cameroon (1997-2001).
After his theological studies, he was assigned as a missionary in the Philippines in 2001. He spent three years of internship learning about the local language and culture. After his internship, he was ordained a Priest on May 22, 2004, at St. Patrick’s Church,
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. On the same day of his ordination, he was appointed Pastor of St. Patrick’s Church (2004-2006). In July 2006, he was sent to Rome to study Semitic languages (Hebrew, Greek,Aramaic) in Preparation for specialized biblical studies. After the Semitic language studies in Rome, he pursued his studies at the Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, where he earned an advanced master's degree in biblical sciences in 2009. Upon the completion of his studies in Louvain, he was asked to return to the Philippines, where he served concomitantly as chaplain at St. Louis College, San Fernando, La Union; Pastor at Our Lady of Salvation Church, San Fernando, La Union, and Lecturer at the Maryhill School of Theology, Quezon City Manila, Philippines (2009-2011). From 2011 to 2014, he served as parochial vicar at St Thomas
Aquinas Church and St. Clare’s Church in the Archdiocese of Toronto, Canada. Then, he went on to pursue further studies at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, where he earned a master’s degree in
Environmental Sustainability Management in 2016. His research focuses on responsible and sustainable sourcing of conflict minerals, also known as 3TG (Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten, and Gold), necessary to the functionality and production of electronics and many other hi-tech products.
In 2017, he was assigned to the Archdiocese of San Antonio, where he served as Pastor at St. Bonaventure Church until 2022. On October 1, 2024, he was appointed Pastor of St. Louis Church in Castroville, TX.
Deacon
Dennis Lopez
Full time Deacon
Deacon
Jeff Gardner
Deacon
Richard Hoedebecke
Retired-Part time Deacon
Part time Deacon
We, the Saint Louis Catholic Community, united in the Holy Eucharist and led by Jesus' example, welcome all and aspire to serve through our ministries, while growing in prayer and shared faith traditions.
Staff & Chairs
Pastoral Staff
Business Manager
Parish Secretary
Receptionist
Cemetery Secretary
Braden Keller Center/David DeCock Gym, Manager
Principal
School Secretary
Administrative Assistant
Angelique Reischman
President, School Council
Assistant Principal
Ministries
Liturgy & Sacraments
Finance Council
Building Committee
Pastoral Council
Keith Calle
Acolytes Master of Ceremonies
Chris Castro
Adult Choir
Marcine B.
Sacristan
Joey Weiblen
St. Louis Day Chairperson
Patrick B.
Ministry to the Sick
Jeannine P.
Bereavement Committee
Ainsley B.
St. Louis Pregnancy Center
Faith Formation
Director
Assistant
St. Louis Youth
Blue Skies West
Roman G.
President
St. Francis Chapel, Mico
Theresa Z.
President, Pastoral Council
Keith C.
St. Louis Master of Ceremonies