POLISH AMERICAN
LITURGICAL CENTER
at Orchard Lake, Michigan

Parish History

In January 1952 the neighboring parish of St Hyacinth was closed and that congregation (of mainly Polish decent) was invited to merge with St Joseph Parish, under the pastoral leadership of Fr (Msgr) Henry Speck (‘52-‘76). Although saddened to leave their building, the two congregations made the difficult adjustment. The combined traditions of the two parishes brought about a faith community that is vital, strong, generous, and loving. Since 2012 St Joseph Parish has been clustered with the parishes of Christ the King, Medford, and Corpus Christi, Deerfield, all under the pastoral care of Fr Edward McGrath.

St. Joseph Parish Website

Parafia św. Jacka w Owatonna, Minn, Historya Polska w Ameryce, X. Wacław Kruszka, Milwaukee, WI, t. XI, 1907, s. 23-24.

St Joseph Parish, Owatonna – 1891.

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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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