Groundbreaking!

Over 100 years ago, a group of Polish immigrants, eager to share their Catholic faith and celebrate their heritage, founded a church in honor of St. Stanislaus Kostka. Through their loving sacrifice, a beautiful parish was built.

Today, we begin to build upon that legacy. Our Parish Campus project has broken ground.

We were fortunate to have with us for the groundbreaking ceremony Bishop Robert Carlson, Mayor Michael Buda, and Fourth Ward Commissioner Tim Flannery to mark the event.

The event was covered by WSGW AM790 and the Catholic Weekly, and included procession from the church, comments and blessings by Fr. Bill and Bishop Carlson, and the ceremonial shovelfuls of dirt. The article from the Bay City Times about the groundbreaking can be found here

Pictures from the event can be found in our photo album

For us on the Building Committee, this is an especially exciting day! The committee has worked SO hard over the last 5 years, first on the "needs assessment" that revealed that a new building was the most economical way to go, and later on the plans and layouts, features and decisions -- hundreds upon hundreds of decisions, big and small -- that made the project possible.

For the Parish Council and Capital Campaign Committees, I'm sure the day was equally gratifying. All the hard work, and we will now begin to see the fruits of our labor.

I invite you to follow the progress of the construction via this blog. Throughout construction, we will be posting updates, including photos and videos, so that you, our Parish family, can be up-to-date on what it happening with YOUR parish center.

Thank you for your support. Thank you for your patience. Thank you for your faith.

And pardon our dust. :)