St. Mark (Edgewood, Iowa)

St. Mark (Edgewood, Iowa)

"A Catholic church of their own was only a dream for the Edgewood Catholics until 1916. Some were members of the Greeley parish to the south; others were members of the Littleport parish to the northeast. But all attended Mass in Cox Creek, Garber, Greeley, Littleport, and Strawberry Point according to the Sundays of the month each church had Mass. In 1916 the Edgewood Catholics organized to build a church and establish a parish with a resident pastor. Archbishop James J. Keane told them he thought it a great undertaking for only 28 families. But he assured them of a resident pastor if they could raise two-thirds of the building costs."
- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #137, The Witness, August 20, 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.

1916-
History of the parish over the span of 102 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Centennial (2 documents)

Correspondence – Hartigan & Keane -1912 (1 collection)

Dedication (3 documents)

Financial Report (5 documents)

History (6 documents)

Pastor cards (1 collection)

Pastor List (4 documents)

Photographs (3 documents)

Stipulation of Settlement (1 collection)

Bandy, Judith, “Hard to leave old parish,” The Witness,
November 6, 2005.

“New St. Mark, Edgewood sets Sept. 22 dedication,” The Witness, 1996.

Rasdal, Dave, “Grocer feeds town’s needs: ‘Hippie’ holdover now key player in Edgewood,”The Gazette.

Russo, Dan. “Technology helps girl prepare for first communion,” The Witness, April 12, 2015.

“St. Mark’s begins church building,” September, 24, ca. 1990s.