Deacon Al offers our prayers to God.
In the New Church…
Father Troy and Bishop Fiorenza celebrated mass for the first time in our new church.
Building the New Churh
The new church started to take shape.
Outline of the New Church (II)
Deacon Fred and Father Niall blessed the outline of our new church.
Outline of the New Church
Parishioners formed a human outline of our new church.
Father John Morfin
Father Morfin became our third pastor 1996 – 2008. Pictured with the Raia family, including the future Father Raia.
A look inside…
Some who have been here long enough may remember our church first looked like this…
A New church in West Houston
The Texas Catholic Herald featured our church, the biggest church in the West side of town. A whopping 625 seats for our new church!
Do you remember when…
St. John Vianney looked like this?
Our first Pastor
Father Tinney was our pastor from 1966 – 1979. He loved the Houston Oilers and had a St. Bernard named Bernie.
In the Hands of our Patron Saint
Welcome to the weekly SJV 50th Anniversary Memory. Do you remember when…
…Glenn Bahm painted this original portrait of St. John Vianney holding a replica of our original church? All four pastors have had their initials painted on this canvas.