Recent Events
Vito Martinez joins Franciscan Order
Congratulations to Vito, who began his journey as a Postulant with the Franciscan Capuchin Order on August 15th. If you would like to send your prayers and well-wishes, he can be contacted at St. Conrad Friary, 3138 North 2nd Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212.
Here's a photo of Vito with Fr. Dick many years ago (at St. James)!
August 9-10, 2008: St. Mary's International Festival!
Food, music, dancing, and great fun. Check out the Photo Gallery to see some of the memories of this great weekend!
(The photo gallery uses Adobe Flash, and gives options for how you can view the photos. Click on "View", "Slideshow" for larger pictures. Controls for the slideshow appear below the pictures. If you need to download Adobe Flash Player, please read all of the screens carefully.)
April 27, 2008: Kids' Festival!
Check out the Photo Gallery of our Kids' Festival, where kids of all ages had a blast!
July 14-15, 2007: Historical Exhibition
We brought out many of the treasures from our church's long history: relics (including the famed 1907 monstrance), photos, documents, and more.
More Photos of the Exhibition
April 29, 2007: Kids' Festival!
Kids of all ages had a wonderful time, with enough prizes to send everyone home tired, but thrilled. Over 30 bicyles were donated and raffled off, too!
More Kids' Festival Photos
February 17, 2007: Mardi Gras Party
Great food. Silent auction. Chocolate fountain. Live auction. Laughter. Friends. Balloons, beads, masks, funny hats and feathered boas.
More Mardi Gras Photos
March 9, 2006: Monthly Parish Luncheon Has St. Patrick's Day Flair
Check out some photos from the luncheon, and plan on joining us on the second Thursday of each month at noon for some great food and conversation. The cost of the meal is $6 per person. Each month, two lucky people win door prizes of a free ticket to the following month’s luncheon!
More March Luncheon Photos
February 28, 2006: Mardi Gras Party Breaks Winter "Blahs"
We had a wonderful celebration, which included a silent auction, a live auction, great food and wonderful desserts (including a chocolate fountain). The bidding for both auctions was animated as we bid on gourmet meals, crafts, art and more, raising money for the parish. We are already looking forward to next year’s celebration!
More Mardi Gras Pictures
December 11, 2005: St. Mary's Celebrates Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Beginning with Las Mañanitas, starting at 5:00 AM, we honored God and the Blessed Mother with song, story, dance, Eucharist, fellowship and food.
More Photos
October 12, 2005: Parish “ Town ” Meeting
Fr. Dick, assisted by representatives from the firms of Owen-Ames-Kimball and Cox-Medendorp-Olson, presented to the parishioners an overview of the work that needs to be done on our church building. For a building that is so old, it is in good shape, but it does need attention. The project will be expensive, but is certainly worth the cost.
We also heard from Fr. Dick about the statistics of the parish: number of parishioners, sacramental statistics, growth statistics, potential changes in the neighborhood, etc.
Sample Photos of Areas Needing Repair
October 8, 2005: Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
A parish cannot carry out its mission without the faithful efforts of many volunteers. Every service that the parish provides relies on the work of many hands. In October, a feast was held to honor these volunteers who bring so many blessings to the community through the work of their hands. We celebrated with food, music, conversation and laughter—God has truly blessed us!
September 25, 2005: Pig Roast & Cornerstone Opening Party
On September 25, over 300 people gathered to celebrate the opening of the time capsule taken from the church cornerstone. The food was splendid and the company was terrific. Many interesting documents, photos and artifacts were carefully removed from the cornerstone and displayed. This was a great opportunity to gain a deeper view of the rich history of our parish and to celebrate together.
More photos of Pig Roast/Cornerstone Opening
