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!

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

ROME, Sept, 26, 2020
The Vatican’s secretary of state and foreign minister will join U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for a high-level symposium on international religious freedom on September 30.

The U.S. Embassy to the Holy See announced the meeting Saturday, as well as the participation of Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Archbishop Paul Gallagher, who together with Secretary Pompeo and several panelists will discuss “Advancing and Defending International Religious Freedom Through Diplomacy” at the Rome event. Read the story.

August 25, 2020
WASHINGTON — Evidence suggests that church services following public health guidelines do not present a greater risk of spreading the novel coronavirus than other similar activities, doctors said last week. Read the story.

Interested in becoming Catholic? Attend a RCIA class (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) at St. Francis of the Tejas. Click here to get started!

Coming in January, 2021 - Adult Bible Study - "Follow Me: Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John."

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.

"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

CNA Staff, Aug 31, 2020 / 11:00 am MT (CNA).-
The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life said Saturday that Catholic politicians should not promote or endorse legal protections of any kind for abortion, and called Catholics to promote the Gospel of Life.
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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.
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St. Francis with the support of Catholic Charities and the East Texas Food Bank is able to help Houston County residents once a month with groceries. First 4 Wednesdays of each 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.

"Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth - in a word, to know himself." St. John Paul II

Help save innocent lives, join the 40 Days for Life Vigil beginning September 23 - November 1, 2020. For more information click here.

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