People in the Pews: 25th anniversary honorees Gerald & Mary Taylor and the church bell

As my husband and I were ascending the steps to go to the 5 o’clock Mass on Saturday August 13, 2011, the date chosen for the celebration of  the 25 years of our church building, we spotted the original bell from the first of the three churches behind a door and swung the door open [...]

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August 13, 2011: Celebration of Mass, food & juggler/unicyclist/ magician to celebrate the 25th anniversary of church building

If anyone objects to having their picture on this website, leave a comment below and the offending picture will be removed. The grounds:  Do you remember the old Burma Shave signs that used to appear along the highway?  Father Denmy has variations put up near the parking areas.  This one says “If you resist the [...]

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Era of St. Dominic’s first church building: pastors and assistants 1869 – 1913

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St. Dominic’s first church building: 1867 – 1913 (approximately), first church, first priest residence, first cemetery

St. Dominic traces its origins to the year 1858 when the first Mass in the area was offered in a private home. In 1869 the first church was built and the parish received its first regular pastor. A brick Romanesque church was completed in 1914. (from our church website: churchofstdominic.org) Excerpts from A History of [...]

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People in the Pews: 25th anniversary honorees Curt & Helen Oleson (& Fr. O’Hotto & Hazelwood)

Curt Oleson’s father bought land adjacent to the Hazelwood church which was already there.   Hazelwood was a shared responsibility with St. Dominic’s for years.  (*See quote below.)   Curt remembers Fr. Meade who  served here for years. (See post on second church.) Curt was one of nine children.  His  parents were not Catholic.   Curt became Catholic in 1948 when [...]

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Evening of Spiritual Renewal and Song, August 10, 2011: talk by Fr. O’Hotto, music by St. Dominic’s four-part choir

This was the third in the series of talks in the evenings in the 25th anniversary celebration of our church building.  Fr. O’Hotto served as a parochial vicar (assistant pastor) from 1980 to 1984 under Fr. O”Gara who was pastor from 1979 to 1988, the period during which the current church was constructed.  He had recently come [...]

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People in the Pews: 25th anniversary honorees David & Janet Doneux

David and Janet moved to Northfield at the beginning of his career with a utility company.  The company wanted him to live locally; in case there was ever an emergency they wanted someone on location.  Only once, in the winter, was there ever such an occasion. But Northfield and St.  Dominic’s have been the beneficiaries [...]

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Feed My Starving Children – 25th anniversary service project

These pictures are from August 6, 2011 when parishioners went to Eagan to package meals.  Watch for the news about this event in the parish bulletin. Remember, that if there is a picture that you do no want on this website, just leave a comment below and it will be removed.  Please refer to it [...]

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People in the Pews: 25th anniversary honoree Lonna Tschann

In the The History of Northfield and Dundas Churches by W. F. Schilling, Anthony and Louis Tschann were listed as early members of the parish and Anthony Tschann was listed as outstanding among the benefactors of the parish school.  Also it said St. Dominic’s parish was represented in the priesthood by Rev. Fr. Frederick Tschann, [...]

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Gleanings from August 7, 2011 church bulletin that you can see online

 Just a reminder that you can see the bulletin on-line by going to the parish website churchofstdominic.org.

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