St. John (Mount Vernon, Iowa)
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Description
“Father William Emmonds, the pastor of Saint Mary’s in Iowa City, first offered Mass in Mount Vernon and Lisbon area of Linn County in 1857. With the completion of the railroad to Cedar Rapids in 1859 came an influx of Irish immigrants. A year later the first church was built on property in Lisbon and Saint John the Baptist Parish had its beginnings. In 1870 Father William Daley, formerly a columnist on a New York newspaper, was appointed pastor of Lisbon, Mount Vernon, Mechanicsville, Clarence and Tipton and soon made his residence at Mechanicsville.”
- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #47: Saint John Parish, Mount Vernon.” Dubuque: The Witness, 1 November 1987.
Source
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.
Contributor
Type
Language
Publisher
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"
Coverage
History of the parish over the span of 160 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
Table Of Contents
“A Brief History,” St. John’s Catholic Church Booklet (1 document)
“A Remembrance of Blessing” Booklet 1977 (1 document)
Blessing of St. John Parish Center 1968 (1 booklet)
Bulletin 22 June 1986 (1 document)
Correspondence Rev. Duster and Rev. Otting on historical data 1996 (2 documents)
Directory and Family Booklet 1980 (1 booklet)
History (2 documents)
Naming of St. John the Baptist Letter Rev. Kurt 1993 (1 document)
Promissory Note and Mortgage 1969 (5 documents)
Barnes, Suzanne. “Byrdena shares common bond with great artist.” Cedar Rapids: Gazette, 6 June 1990.
“D.I.A.L.” The Cedar Rapids Gazette, 25 November 1989.
“Mount Vernon parish begins capital campaign,” The Witness, 23 November 2008, p. 8.
“St. John’s Groundbreaking Construction to Begin Soon,” The Sun and The Hawkeye Record – Herald. 2 September 1976. (2 documents)Files
