Parish History
St. George
One of the first Catholic churches established in Sheboygan County, the history
of St. George dates back to 1848. There is no picture of this first church which
tradition says was a log structure. For the first 12 years, there was no
resident pastor and the church was a mission of St. Mary Magdalene in Sheboygan.
In 1860, the Rev. Carl T. Schraudenbach built a rectory at St. George and began
recording baptism and marriage records. Under the leadership of the first
resident pastor, Rev. Patrick Sebold (1861-1989), the present church was built
in 1867. There were 101 members at that time.
St. Mary
In 1896, largely through the efforts of George Brickner, St. Mary Catholic
Church was organized and built. The first resident pastor was the Rev. Charles
Keyser, who served until 1903. In 1920, under the Rev. George Goesl, the church
was remodeled. In 1965, ground was broken for a new church under the guidance of
the Rev. Harold Herbst. The first Mass was said on November 8, 1966, in the
basement of the new one and the church was dedicated on April 16, 1967.
St. Rose of Lima
In the spring of 1861, the church of St. Rose of Lima was built and the first
Mass celebrated by the Rev. Schraudenbach on October 12, 1861. For the next four
years, Rev. Michael Haider celebrated Mass once a month. In 1869, the Rev. John
Mueller was appointed to St. George to serve both churches. A succession of
priests served both St. George and St. Rose until 1899, when St. Rose became a
mission of St. Mary. This lasted until 1923, when St. Rose again became coupled
with St. George. St. Rose was permanently closed in March 2006.
Blessed Trinity Parish
Founded in 2001
The parishes of St. Mary, Help of Christians, St. George,
and St. Rose have a long and intertwined history. St. Rose was, for most
of its time, served by the pastor of St. George, but had also been served by the
pastor of St. Mary’s.
The beginning of Blessed Trinity Parish came out of the collaboration efforts
between St. Mary’s, St. John of Kohler, St. George, and St. Rose. Dialogue on interparish ministry, the Renew program, and the celebration of a single
Eucharist for all four sites at the single location of the high school
auditorium helped to bring the reality of eventual merger home to us all. With
the advice of his priests, Archbishop Weakland decreed the merger of St. Mary,
St. Rose, and St. George into the new parish of Blessed Trinity. St. Mary’s site
is the Blessed Trinity Parish center, while the chapels of St. Rose and St.
George are for occasional use. Fr. Eugene Neuman became Blessed Trinity's first
pastor with its creation in 2001
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