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Five Parishes in the Diocese to Host Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima in July

by Peyton Low | Jul 1, 2017 | Parishes

Five parishes in the Diocese of Tyler will play host to a pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima July 21-27. The statue is one of six blessed by Pope Francis at the Vatican in January and commissioned to tour six of the seven continents to mark the...

Bishop Strickland Elevates St. Boniface Church in Chandler From Mission to Parish

by Peyton Low | Jun 25, 2017 | Parishes

HANDLER – Twenty years after its founding, Bishop Joseph E. Strickland raised St. Boniface Church in Chandler from a mission of St. Edward Church in Athens to a parish in its own right. Bishop Strickland installs Father Paul Key as first pastor of St. Boniface Church...

Fifth National Encuentro Calls Hispanics to Deeper Discipleship, Greater Leadership

by Peyton Low | Jun 18, 2017 | Parishes

Parishes in the Diocese of Tyler are currently engaging in a reflection and discernment process as part of the Fifth National Encuentro (V Encuentro), a four-year process of consultation, discernment, discussion, and collaboration. The main goal of the V Encuentro is...

St. John the Evangelist Church in Emory Destroyed in Tornadoes That Swept East Texas Saturday; Catholic Charities Establishes Assistance Fund

by Peyton Low | Apr 29, 2017 | Catholic Charities, Parishes

EMORY – St. John The Evangelist Church in Emory was destroyed by one of the tornadoes that ripped across East Texas the evening of April 29. About 45 people were sheltering in the parish hall some 10 feet away from the church during the storm, but no injuries were...

Bishop installs Father Lawrence Love as pastor, blesses tabernacle in Mineola

by Peyton Low | Mar 12, 2017 | Parishes

Proclaiming that “love has come to Mineola,” Bishop Joseph E. Strickland formally installed Father Lawrence Love as pastor of St. Peter the Apostle Church in Mineola March 12. The bishop also consecrated a new tabernacle, crafted in Italy and purchased with funds...

Bishop Corrada blesses new hall at Christ the King Church in Kilgore

by Peyton Low | Feb 19, 2017 | Parishes

Bishop Álvaro Corrada, SJ, former Bishop of Tyler, blessed a new parish hall named for him at Christ the King Church in Kilgore Feb. 19. The Bishop Alvaro Corrada Family and Parish Center is an 8,625-square foot structure that incorporates the existing and...
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