Photo Gallery: Visitation Church 150th Anniversary

June 19, 2017 at 5:20 p.m. | Updated June 19, 2017 at 5:25 p.m.

The Rev. Joseph Corel, vicar general for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City, elevates the Eucharist during a Mass on Saturday, June 17, 2017, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish and the 125th anniversary of the founding of Visitation Inter-Parish School, both in Vienna.
The Rev. Joseph Corel, vicar general for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City, elevates the Eucharist during a Mass on Saturday, June 17, 2017, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish and the 125th anniversary of the founding of Visitation Inter-Parish School, both in Vienna.

Parishioners and visitors celebrated the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church's sesquicentennial on Saturday, June 17, as the Catholic parish marked 150 years in Vienna.

Festivities included Mass in the church, a museum set up in the church basement featuring paintings and artifacts, and a time capsule of items buried 25 years ago.

Read more about the parish's history here: Vienna Catholic church celebrates 150th anniversary

Photos provided courtesy of Jay Nies of The Catholic Missourian.

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