Parish Bus Trips
These tours and outings in and around the Houston area are open to St. Catherine Parishioners and their invited guests age 50 and older.
Come on an adventure with us!
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Happy Fall!
From Nicky Scott, your new 50+Bus Trip Coordinator, and Audrey Nelson, co-coordinator
August 21, 2026 Bus Trip
Amazon Fulfillment Center: Houston, Texas
Have you ordered something from Amazon lately and the website states you can have it delivered in the next three hours if you order within the hour?? We all have, and do you ever wonder how that happens? Now is your opportunity to find ou!
For our August bus trip, we will visit a Houston Fulfillment Center and observe the process of procuring your item along with how it is packaged, and getting it to you. The tour is approximately 60-90 minutes long. On the tour you may walk up and down at least one flight of stairs and walk approximately one mile (don’t let that put you off. You probably do it on a grocery shopping trip and not realize it).
Amazon has safety and security requirements for the tour and those are:
- Shoes must be closed toe and closed heel, sneakers are ideal.
- Long pants are recommended as it maybe cold in the warehouse.
- Loose fitting clothing and accessories such as scarves and long hanging jewelry are not permitted.
- Remember this is an active working warehouse.
- Visitor badges will be provided for you by Amazon upon arrival to the facility.
We depart from the church at 10:30am for an early lunch at 11am at Saltgrass Willowbrook, and then onto the fulfillment center by 12:45pm. The tour starts at 1:00pm promptly. We should be back to the church around 3:00pm.
There is NO cost for the tour. Lunch is your own cost.
There are 20 spots reserved for our group. I need confirmed participation by August 14, so that I can let Amazon know, and they can make ready the required number of badges with names.
Please plan on getting to St. Catherine's 15 minutes before we are due to leave so that you can get yourselves sorted and use the facilities if need be.
We hope to see you there! As always, All parishioners age 50+ are welcome.
Contact Nicky at scotts503@currently.com if you have any questions.
Future Bus trips
Mark Your Calendars
Fall 2026 trips will be on the following dates:
- October 28 - Rebooked Swamp Tour
- November 24 - Danish Museum with Lunch
- December 18 - Dinner and Christmas Play
Past Bus Trips
April 2026
January 2026
January 2026
At the Texas State Capital, underground looking up at top of building.
January 2026
January 2026
January 2026
Stopping at the Texas Prison Museum for an intriguing glimpse into the lives of the state’s imprisoned citizens.
October 2025
January 2026
September 2025
Visiting the amazing Bryan Museum of Texas history which was the former Galveston Orphanage.
September 2025
September 2025
September 2025
Enjoying an afternoon at The Post with the Houston skyline in the background.
June 2025
September 2025
April 2025
Dinner at Soto's Cantina after a performance of Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play at Stageworks Theatre.
April 2025
September 2025
April 2025
Walking through Beaumont Botanical Gardens followed by lunch at Cracker Barrel and tour of Museum of the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur
March 2025
February 2025
February 2025
Dinner at Katie’s Seafood House in Galveston followed by Leap of Faith musical at Island ETC Theatre.
February 2025
February 2025
February 2025
Visit to Archway Gallery and Rothko Chapel, shopping at Charity Guild, lunch at Katz’s Deli.
January 2025
February 2025
December 2024
Wine tasting of Italian Wines and dinner at Maggiano’s Little Italy.
December 2024
September 2024
December 2024
Attending White Christmas at Owen Theatre with dinner at Tuscany Italian Grill.
November 2024
September 2024
September 2024
Learning about cotton ginning at Texas Cotton Gin Museum followed by lunch at Burton Short Stop and feeding Alpacas at Peeka Ranch.
September 2024
September 2024
September 2024
Visit to San Jacinto Battleground and Buffalo Soldiers National Museum with lunch at Mandola’s Deli.