St. Ann Parish in Stoughton is turning 150 years old!
In the winter of 1854, Fr. Etschmann (from St. Raphael Parish in Madison) said the first Mass at a private home in Stoughton. The journey to and from Stoughton to conduct services was by handcar.
St. Ann Parish in Stoughton is turning 150 years old!
In the winter of 1854, Fr. Etschmann (from St. Raphael Parish in Madison) said the first Mass at a private home in Stoughton. The journey to and from Stoughton to conduct services was by handcar.
“We thank God in a special way today for all of your forefathers and foremothers on whose shoulders the faith of this parish stands,” said Bishop Robert C. Morlino at the start of Mass on August 20 at St. Mary of the Lake Church in Westport.
Parish members have long called it “the most striking building in Lafayette County.”
Holy Rosary Church has gone through many changes, but it has always served as a reflection of its parishioners over the past century and a half.
SINSINAWA — Venerable Father Samuel Mazzuchelli, OP, the Dominican missionary who ministered with the people of the Midwest in the 1800s, will be remembered on the 150th anniversary of his death this year.
A Mass and other activities will be held at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Benton, on Sunday, Feb. 23.
WATERLOO — The […]