Press release
The 50th Anniversary Celebrations Are Here!

St. Vincent dePaul Catholic Church was founded in November of 1961. This year we celebrate 50 years as a parish. There will be four major events to commemorate this amazing community in time.

The fun begins at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10 with a BBQ, multi-cultural food, live music, carnival games for the kids, ice cream, pie eating contests, inflatable obstacle courses, balloon artist, face painting, a texting competition, raffles and many other activities. The fun picks back up again after mass with a DJ and dancing, beer garden and more food and games.

On Saturday, September 24th there will be an All Parish Mass with Archbishop J. Peter Sartain presiding. This mass will be held in the Decatur High School Gymnasium and will begin at 5:00 p.m. Parking is limited, so car pooling is encourage. We anticipate a large crowd and look forward to seeing all St. Vincent de Paul parishioners celebrating mass together as one.

Friday, October 14th at 4:00 p.m. Honoring all those who have gone before us marked with the sign of faith, we will be praying with psalms, scripture and intercession for all our deceased parishioners. Candles will be placed on all the graves of St. Vincent de Paul parishioners. Families may light a candle for parishioners buried in other cemeteries. A rosary procession around the cemetery will be part of our prayer. In addition to the church, the Catholic Cemetery is the other consecrated place in the parish where the community gathers for prayer and to celebrate our faith in the resurrection of Jesus and of those who believe in him.

The final celebration for the 50th will be held on our campus Saturday evening, November 12th. We plan to host a Novemberfest with brats, beer, music and fun for the kids.