POLISH AMERICAN
LITURGICAL CENTER
at Orchard Lake, Michigan

Parish History

"St Constance Parish was organized in 1916 by Rev. Alexander A. Knitter to meet the needs of the growing Polish community in the neighborhood of Jefferson Park.  The first parish church was located at the intersection of Lawrence and Central Avenue. 

As the Polish community continued to migrate northwest in the city, the need for a larger place of worship quickly arose. In response to this permission to purchase the land bordered by Ainslie, Marmora, Strong and Menard Avenues was requested from and granted by George Cardinal Mundelein, Archbishop of Chicago, in 1917. The larger property allowed both a school and rectory be built at St. Constance for the first time.   The church and school buildings were further enlarged in 1926 and a new rectory was built in 1929. The building which housed the original rectory was converted into a Sisters’ convent. Daily liturgies are delivered in both Polish and English."

Source: https://www.newberry.org/history-st-constance-parish

St. Constance Church History. PGSA.

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We Need Your Help with Historical Preservation

If you have any important documents or other materials related to this parish and would like to share them with us, please contact us at: info@liturgicalcenter.org

Remember these materials, for example, parish jubilee books, celebrations of priests’ anniversaries, church and/or parish photos, pamphlets, etc., may be valuable to the next generation and may become lost forever.  Your contributions of historical materials may enrich our Polish American Liturgical Center website and archives and they will become a living memorial to your loved ones and your parish history.

We ask you to make an effort to help preserve your parish history as a memorial to all the parishioners who have contributed to making it a magnificent place of worship. We ask you to check the correctness of information about this parish and let us know if it’s incorrect.
May God reward your kindness!

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