St. Francis of the Tejas Catholic Church, a Roman Catholic Church, is located in the piney woods and gently rolling hills of Houston County, Texas - and the City of Crockett. Houston County, the first official county in Texas, was named for the hero of the fight for Texas Independence, Sam Houston; Crockett was named for Davy Crockett, who gave his life seeking Texas independence. St. Francis of the Tejas, originally established in 1690, was the first Catholic Church in what 147 years later would become Houston County, and was named after St. Francis of Assisi. St. Francis, our Church, and our county are all rich in history. We invite you to come and share in that history with us.

St. Francis of the Tejas extends a warm welcome to all those searching for a deeper relationship with God and our Lord, Jesus Christ. Come join us for Mass - whether it has been a while since you last attended Mass, are considering settling here in Houston County, or are just passing through - all are welcome!

Adult Bible Study - "Fulfilled" will resume on August 2, 2020.

Interested in becoming Catholic? St. Francis' RCIA class (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) will be starting in September, 2020. Click here to get started!

Take advantage of the many resources available on our website to help explore or deepen your knowledge of the Catholic faith - books, videos, download apps, online study; or perhaps a classrom adult bible study - including opportunities with St. Francis or other entities within the Diocese of Tyler.

July 20, 2020

Bishop Joseph Strickland, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tyler, Texas and Founder of the St. Philip Institute of Catechesis and Evangelization, received “The St. Thomas Aquinas Award for the Defense of Moral Truth” from the NAPA Institute.
Read the story.

Fr. Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus Catholic fraternal organization, will be beatified on October 31, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints announced this week.
Read the story.

"A nation always gets the kind of politicians it deserves. If a time ever comes when the religious Jews, Protestants, and Catholics ever have to suffer under a totalitarian state, which would deny them the right to worship God according to the light of their conscience, it will be because for years they thought it made no difference what kind of people represented them in Congress, and because they abandoned the spiritual in the realm of the temporal." Bishop Fulton J. Sheen

St. Francis with the support of East Texas Food Bank and H.E.B. Crockett are able to help Houston County residents once a month with groceries. First 4 Wednesdays of the month from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Check here for updates as they become available for both the Diocese of Tyler and St. Francis of the Tejas.

For those unable to join us in person, click here to watch Sunday Mass with our bishop - Bishop Joseph Strickland of the Diocese of Tyler.

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