A recent expansion project of Holy Family Catholic Church added an additional 200 seats to its sanctuary. Every one of those seats was needed Sept. 1 as parishioners packed the church for a Mass to bless the altar and commemorate the completion of the project.
Only eight Catholics were present when what would become the community of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church gathered in McKinney to celebrate its first
Mass on Palm Sunday in 1895. Today, that community boasts more than 4,000 parishioners and continues to witness growth.