St. Mary (Vining, Iowa)

St. Mary (Vining, Iowa)

"Father John Zlebcik, a native of Bohemia and missionary to the Bohemian and German Catholics from Tama to Cedar Rapids, established many parishes while resident at Norway, Iowa. One of them is Saint Mary Parish at Vining in Tama County. In 1874, Adelbert Petranek donated a few acres of Land about two miles east of the present town of Vining for a Catholic cemetery and a place to build a church. Mr. Petranek and his neighbors soon built a church under the direction of Father John Zlebcik. Mass and the other sacraments were celebrated only every few months because of the large territory covered by Father Zlebik and his successors, Father Francis L. Mikota and Father Francis Chmelar."

- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #150, The Witness, November 19, 1989.

The Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.

Loras College
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"

Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.

English.

Various primary and secondary sources.

1874-2002
History of the parish over the span of 128 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Annual Report (12 documents)
Bureau of Education (1 document)
Election (2 documents)
Episcopal Vicar (1 collection)
Financial Statement (1 document)
Parish Profiles (1 document)
Pastor List (2 documents)
Photograph (1 document)
Poem (1 document)
Vocation Profile (2 documents)
Witness (10 documents)