Sweetest
Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church Profile 1985 |
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Address:
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4440
Russell St. Detroit, MI 48207 |
Phone: |
(313)
831-6659 |
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Current
Parish Status: |
Active |
School
in Operation: |
No |
Year
Parish Founded: |
1886 |
Year
Present Church was Built: |
1890 |
First
Pastor: |
Rev. Fr.
Dominic Kolasinski |
Pastor
in 1985: |
Rev. Fr.
Alphonse Gorecki |
Mass
Schedule: |
Saturday
4:00pm (English); Sunday 9:00am (English), 11:15am (English) On the last
Sunday of the month, a Mass in the Polish language was celebrated at 10:00am |
No.
of Families in Parish: |
274 |
Percentage
of Polish Descent: |
99% |
Considered
as a Polish Ethnic Parish: |
Yes |
Polish
Religious Traditions Preserved: |
Yes |
Annual
Festival: |
Usually
in August |
Festival
Name: |
Pierogi
Festival |
- Sweetest
Heart of Mary Church is a historic landmark registered with the State
of Michigan.
- The
stained glass windows of the Church are amonst the most magnificent
in the city of Detroit, having won an award at the Columbia Exhibition
of 1893.
- In 1918,
the parish registered approximately 7,000 parishioners.
- When
the founding pastor, Rev. Fr. Dominic Kolasinski died in 1891, 35,000
people came to view his body. 10,000 took part in his funeral.
- The
elementary school closed in 1967, the high school in 1970.
- This
parish is very much alive and well! For more information on the history,
current Mass schedule, and ongoing activities, visit the web site
www.sweetestheartofmary.org.
- Tour
the neighborhood and see current photos of the church.
- Sweetest
Heart is a State
Of Michigan Historic Site.
- Detroit
News article from January 23, 2002.
- The
following microfilms of Sweetest Heart of Mary church records are
available at the Burton
Historical Collection of the Detroit Public Library: Film No.1023
(Reel no. followed by description)
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Baptisms December 1887-December 1902
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Baptisms December 1902-April 1911
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Baptisms April 1911-June 1917
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Baptisms June 1917-March 1936
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Marriages February 1890- March 1916
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Marriages December 1916-February 1936
- 7
Deaths April 1898-October 1934
- The
Souvenir book of the Golden Jubilee of Sweetest Heart of Mary Parish,
1890-1940; and the Diamond Jubilee book of Sweetest Heart of Mary
Parish, 1890-1965 have been cataloged and are searchable on the PGSA
web site.
- Surnames
of early members of Sweetest Heart of Mary parish are viewable online
here.
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