SAINT DOMINIC Parish Timeline

1870

Establishment of the Catholic community in Jackson County. First Mass of the new parish community of Saint Dominic was celebrated on Christmas Day. 

1874

Completion of the first parish church. Assignment of first permanent pastor 

1886

First parish rectory was built. Parish also obtained a five-acre land west of town that would become Mount Calvary Cemetery.  

1924

Current church building was officially dedicated on June 24. Plans to build a new church started in 1914 but was put on hold. Land was purchased in 1922 and construction began soon after.

1945

The old church building was remodelled to be the new parish hall. 

1950

New parish rectory was built. 

1958

Stained glass windows were installed to the church completing the work begun in 1922. Parcel of land across the rectory was also purchased. The house on the purchased property became home to two Benedictine Sisters of Mount Saint Scholastica (Atchison) who were in charge of the parish religious education program.  

1970

Saint Dominic parish community celebrates centennial anniversary.

1983

Old parish hall was torn down and a new parish hall with religious education classrooms in the basement was built. 

2005

Addition of south-side vestibule with church-level restrooms to the current church structure.

2008

Remodelling and updating of the parish rectory, the first since its construction in 1950.

2020

Saint Dominic parish community celebrates 150 year anniversary

SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER Parish Timeline

1915

Dedication of the first Saint Francis Xavier Church in Mayetta. Construction of the church for the newly-established parish community started the year prior.

1918

House was purchased and furnished for Fr. Geintz, the first and only resident pastor in the history of Saint Francis Xavier.

1936

Upon the retirement of Fr. Geinitz, Saint Francis Xavier becomes a mission church of Saint Dominic.

1958

Saint Francis Xavier Church was completely destroyed by fire on November 11, with only the cornerstone surviving.

1960

Dedication of the new St Francis Xavier church, built on the same site as the old, was presided by Archbishop Edward Hunkeler.

1988

Dedication of a new multi-level structure that houses a parish hall and religious education center was presided by Archbishop Ignatius Strecker. Construction began the year prior. 

2015

Saint Francis Xavier celebrates centennial anniversary.