Upcoming events: December 11-21
Monday, December 11Vigil of Our Lady of GuadalupeCathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament- 5:30pm Rosary, 6:00pm songs & dances, 7:00pm Mass with Archbishop...
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St. Patrick Church (St. Vincent Pallotti Parish, Wyandotte)
A large influx of laborers moved to Wyandotte during the mid-19th Century. In 1854, Bishop Frederick Rèsè, the first Bishop of Detroit, assigned Fr. Charles Louis DePreiter, pastor of St. Francis...
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St. Joseph Church (St. Vincent Pallotti Parish, Wyandotte)
Most of the early immigrants to Wyandotte were of Irish descent. However, German-Americans began to move in the 1860s. Men from the St. Boniface Society, a Catholic-German fraternal organization,...
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All Saints Church closes, 1896-2017
On November 9, 2017, Archbishop Allen Vigneron issued two decrees. The first decree merged All Saints Parish and Saint Gabriel Parish into a new parish community that will continue to use the name...
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Christmas in Detroit
All Saints+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Assumption Grotto +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++St. HyacinthThe Men's Schola sang kolędy, Polish Christmas...
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Pilgrimage photos: Spain, France and Portugal
I went on a pilgrimage to Spain, France and Portugal in Oct.-Nov. 2017. At the request of one follower, here are some samples from each stop along the way. Photos are in chronological order.Montserrat,...
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Ss. Cyril & Methodius Slovak Parish
Slovakian emigrants established SS. Cyril & Methodius Parish in 1918. The first church was built at the intersection of Heintz and Foster Streets, near Mt. Elliott and Harper, on the east side of...
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Sacred Heart Chapel at Marygrove College
Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) opened St. Mary Academy in 1846 in Monroe. The school grew to include college-level classes and St. Mary College was established in 1905. Five...
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St. John Bosco (Redford Twp.)
Cardinal Mooney established St. John Bosco Parish in June, 1956, in the southern part of Redford Township. Fr. Leo Sheltreau was appointed pastor. Not only was this Fr. Leo's first tenure as pastor, it...
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St. Regis (Bloomfield Hills)
St. Regis Parish began as a mission of Holy Name Parish in 1959 under the direction of Msgr. Eugene E. Paddock. The parish was established on June 19, 1962, by Cardinal Dearden and named after his...
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Holy Family (Novi)
Novi grew rapidly during the 1970s and, in September of 1974, nearly 200 gathered for the first Mass at Orchard Hills School, their temporary church. Holy Family Parish was established two months...
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St. Colette (Livonia)
St. Colette Church stands in the northwest region of Livonia, on Newburgh Road, north of Six Mile Road.A depiction of the patron stands outside of the main entrance; a large cross hangs off the...
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St. Mary Magdalen (Melvindale)
In 1925, a lay group petitioned Bishop Gallagher to establish a parish in Melvindale and the petition was soon granted. Fr. Julius Bono celebrated the first Mass of St. Mary Magdalen Parish on January...
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Chapel at St. John's (Plymouth)
The plans for St. John’s Provincial Seminary were conceived in 1936 but, delayed by World War II, construction did not begin under a decade later. Under the direction of Cardinal Mooney, St. John’s...
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Christ the Good Shepherd (Lincoln Park)
Cardinal Mooney established Christ the Good Shepherd Parish on June 11, 1947, with Fr. Joseph Michael Torzewski as founding pastor. Two days later, an existing house was bought and that became the...
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Return to Holy Cross Hungarian
The Village of Delray was established in 1850 and the first wave of Hungarian immigrants arrived in the late 1800s. St. John Cantius Parish, Delray's first Catholic church, was established in 1902 to...
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Triduum 2018
HOLY THURSDAYTraditional Seven Altars of ReposeSt. Alphonsus Church, DearbornSt. Christopher Church, DetroitSS. Peter & Paul Church, Detroit (west side)St. Sabina Church, Dearborn HeightsSt. John...
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St. Albert the Great (Dearborn Heights)
Cardinal Mooney established St. Albert the Great Parish in June 24, 1955, with Fr. Leo J. DePlaunty as founding pastor. The parish's first Mass was celebrated less than a month later, on July 17, in...
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St. Mary (Royal Oak)
St. Mary Church was built in 1953, in the southern section of Royal Oak.A Statue of the Blessed Virgin, along with a monogram of the Holy Name of Mary, is suspended over the center door.Two plaques are...
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St. Anselm (Dearborn Heights)
St. Anselm Parish was established in June of 1954. The parish boundaries were previously part of Sacred Heart, Divine Child and Our Lady of Grace Parishes. Fr. Arthur M . Reckinger celebrated the...
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