St.
Albertus Roman Catholic Church Profile 1985 |
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Address: |
4231
St. Aubin St. Detroit, MI 48207 |
Phone: |
TE-2-5388 |
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Current
Parish Status: |
Closed |
School
in Operation: |
No |
First
Year Parish Founded: |
1871 |
Year
Church was Built: |
1884-1885 |
First
Pastor: |
Rev. Fr.
Simon Wieczorek |
Pastor
in 1985: |
Rev. Fr.
Joseph J. Matlenga |
Mass
Schedule: |
Saturday
5:00pm (English); Sunday 9:00am (Polish); 11:30am (English) |
No.
of Families in Parish: |
380 |
Percentage
of Polish Descent: |
75% |
Considered
as a Polish Ethnic Parish: |
Yes |
Polish
Religious Traditions Preserved: |
Yes |
Annual
Festival: |
Usually
the first Sunday of August |
Festival
Name: |
St. Albertus
Festival |
- St.
Albertus Church is a historic landmark registered with the State of
Michigan. It is the "Mother Church", the first Polish parish
in metropolitan Detroit.
- Both
the Motherhouse of the Felician Sisters and Orchard Lake Seminary
(S.S. Cyril and Methodius Seminary) have their roots in the neighborhood
of St. Albertus Parish
- St.
Albertus Parochial School, the oldest in Detroit, closed it's doors
in 1966.
- The
parish was officially closed by the Archdiocese of Detroit in 1990.
- St.
Albertus Church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in Detroit with the National
Park Service and was also issued a State
of Michigan Historic Marker (on
missing list).
- The
Polish American Historic Site Association (PAHSA) is a non-profit
organization that currently operates the Church as a historical site.
Masses are said monthly and the church is available for weddings.
For more information visit the St. Albertus web site at http://www.stalbertus.org/
- You
can make an online donation to the restoration fund of this church
at CharityGift.com
- Tour
the Poletown neighborhood
and see current photos of the church.
- Names
of parishioners of this parish from the Centennial Jubilee Book (1973)
are searchable on the
PGSA web
site.
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The following microfilms of St. Albertus church records are available
at the Burton
Historical Collection of the Detroit Public Library: Film No.1024
(Reel no. followed by description)
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Baptisms July 1872-December 1887
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Baptisms December 1887- May 1896
- 3
Baptisms May 1896-December 1905
- 4
Baptisms January 1906-March 1914
- 5
Baptisms March 1914-January 1919
- 6
Baptisms January 1919-October 1938
- 7
Marriages July 1872-May 1913
- 8
Marriages May 1913-November 1936
- 9
Deaths January 1889-January 1931
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