St. Patrick in Shieldsville, near Faribault, is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a noon Mass on Sunday, Aug. 13. Archbishop Harry Flynn will preside.
St. Patrick was founded in 1856, a year following the arrival of Father Augustine Ravoux, a missionary priest who was the first to celebrate Mass with the area’s Irish settlers. The parish has since gained notoriety as the place where lightning has, indeed, struck twice. Lightning destroyed the church in 1888, and the rebuilt St. Patrick was struck again in 2002. Parishioners dedicated the current church in 2004.
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St. Stephen in Anoka is celebrating its 150th anniversary at the 11:15 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Aug. 20. Archbishop Harry Flynn will preside; a family picnic will follow.
The “mission to Anoka” was officially founded in 1856 when a group of 54 Catholics gathered in the home of Peter Donnelly to celebrate Mass, according to the parish. Early parishioners weathered a variety of challenges, including Indian uprisings and grasshopper plagues.
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St. Mary of the Lake in White Bear Lake will dedicate a new icon depicting the Assumption of Mary at a 7 p.m. Mass on Tuesday, Aug. 15 — the feast of the Assumption — as part of its 125th anniversary celebrations. The icon is being written by Nicholas Markell, a nationally known iconographer who lives in the Twin Cities, according to the summer edition of St. Mary’s newsletter. Cake will be served after Mass.
The parish began when Bishop Thomas Grace sent Father Joseph Goiffon to minister to the area’s French Canadian settlers. The priest began celebrating Mass each Sunday at William Markoe’s cottage. The Markoe family still worships at St. Mary, according to the newsletter. David Markoe, William’s great-great-grandson, was a member of the team that planned the new parish life center, which was dedicated last year. [snip] Catholic Spirit
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