St. Gregory Roman Catholic Church Key Dates
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1904-04-27
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Archbishop Quigley agrees to the formation of a new parish
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StGreg1954
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1904-07-07
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Father Michael Klasen appointed pastor
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1904-07-13
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Parish formation meeting held at Evert’s Saloon; St. Gregory name adopted, pledges made for a combination school and church building; 8 person building committee formede
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1904-07-22
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Foundation work begun, on Bryn Mawr
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1904-08-13
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Roof was finished and first Mass said in 1st floor “church”
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1904-09-30
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Building was completed
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1904-09-19
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First day of class for 160 students
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1904-10-02
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New choir sang at first High Mass
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1905-07-17
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Ground was broken for a new larger and brick combination school and church
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1906-04-06
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New church was dedicated
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1906-04-00
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Sisters move from rented quarters at Catalpa and Ravenswood into former church and school building
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1908-00-00
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New brick rectory built
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1914-00-00
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Construction of convent on Paulina
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1924-00-00
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Construction of a new church on corner of Paulina & Gregory
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1926-06-30
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Easter Sunday, first Mass in new church
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1926-11-28
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New Church dedicated
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1931-00-00
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Last of stained glass windows installed in new church
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1935-00-00
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Ground broken for new school
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1937-05-23
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Celebration Mass for opening of new school; Cardinal Mundelein in attendance
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1937-07-11
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Quota of 120 achieved for freshman class of high school
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1945-05-06
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Monsignor Klassen died
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1945-06-00
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Father Arthur Terlecke appointed pastor
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1949-07-03
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Dedication of both new gym on Ashland and new convent on Paulina
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1951-07-13
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Friday original church and school building built in 1905 destroyed by fire
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1953-00-00
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Ground broken for new high school
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1954-00-00
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New high school completed
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1997-02-03
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Reverend Edward H. Baseheart dies at age 80
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2020-09-03
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St Gregory joins St Ita & St. Thomas of Canterbury parish
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2021-00-00
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New parish is officially named Mary Mother of God parish
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Note: All entries before 1955 are taken from the 1954 publication, The St. Gregory Story.