Father Joe instituted Gift Giving Sunday. See comment below for clarification…
Father Joe…
Father Joseph Crosthwait became our new pastor (1979 – 1996)
Celebrating Together
Father Tinney and Father Joe Celebrated Mass together.
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.