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OurChurch History TheArticles of Incorporation were drawn up and signed for the "Church of theImmaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin" in the summer of 1883. Father Peter DeParadis purchased a parcel of land from Alexander Russelland transferred the property to the church on December 31, 1883, shortlyafter the unfinished church building and its contents burned to the ground.   Overthe next years, another church building was built.  Just as that wasfinished, plans for a school building were undertaken.  St. Mary'sSchool opened its doors to students in 1891.  The church was finished,the school was in operation, and the parish was free of debt.

The church and schoolbuildings would each be replaced one more time to bring the parish intothe 21st Century.  St. Mary's School building as we know it todaywas completed in 1954.  The old church could only hold about 500 peopleif crowded to the walls.  It was razed in 1965, and services wereheld in the school gymnasium until the first Mass was celebrated in thenew church on December 8, 1966.  The dedication took place on June11, 1967.

The Church of the ImmaculateConception of the Blessed Virgin has built four church buildings, two schoolbuildings, and a cemetery.  The challenge of the last several yearsthat takes us into the new millennium is the lack of adequate space tohouse our programs and ministries.  Our journey into the 21st Century,based on our faith and commitment to God, will pave the road for the ministriesas nurture as a parish.