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Saint Vincent de Paul Parish History

Saint Vincent de Paul Church was established by the Diocese of Orange on September 27, 1977 with four acres of undeveloped cemetery property from Good Shepherd Cemetery.  It was formed with families from Saints Simon and Jude, Saint Bonaventure, and Holy Spirit Churches. The Vincentian Fathers built up the parish and faithfully served here until July 1995. The priests of the Diocese of Orange began serving the parish after this time.

The members of Saint Vincent de Paul Church have been gathering together in various places for prayer and other community activities since its beginning. It started with the first Mass on October 2, 1977 celebrated by one hundred and fifty families at Dilday Mortuary which became known by parishioners as "Saint Dildays". We have grown to over 2,600 registered parish households


The Parish Hall was built in 1981 and has served the parishioners for almost every purpose including religious education, social gatherings, liturgies and all other parish activities. Masses were celebrated for parishioners in the Parish Hall for twenty years. The construction of the Meeting Rooms which was completed in 1994 allowed for more space for the growing number of parishioners to gather. The Parish Office which was enlarged in February 1996 also provided a larger area to serve the growing parish.

In January 1997 the parish began the challenge of planning to build a Church to better serve our liturgical needs and increasing number of parishioners. The CHURCH CAMPAIGN 2000 was begun to provide funding to construct a permanent Church for the parish.

The Church was solemnly dedicated by Bishop Tod David Brown in the Mass of Dedication on February 2, 2002. The first parish Masses were then celebrated in the new Church on the First Sunday of Lent, February 16 and 17, 2002.

The Tabernacle, which was created especially for the Blessed Sacrament Chapel by the German artist Egino Weinert was blessed by Father Jerome T. Karcher and installed in the Chapel on March 25, 2006 on the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord.

Many individuals and families have contributed to the fabric of our parish history since 1977 through lives of faith, hope, and charity. Some parishioners have been here for many years while others are recently registered. Over the years, many whom we have loved and with whom we have shared our lives of faith have died and gone before us with the hope of everlasting life in Christ. Others have moved away. Yet each one holds a place in our heart, in the Body of Christ.  We hope that many more will join the parish community over time to share our faith in Jesus Christ according to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.

 

 

 

– Our Parish Mission –
Following Jesus and centered in the Eucharist, we worship God and serve others.
Siguiendo a Jesús y enfocados en la Eucaristía, adoramos a Dios y servimos al prójimo.