Sacred Heart (Rockwell, Iowa)

Sacred Heart (Rockwell, Iowa)

"When Father Kelly left in 1887, Father Lawrence H. Burns came to stay for 27 years. He directed the building of a much larger church in 1893, dedicated to the Sacred Heart in November 1893 by Bishop Joseph B. Cotter of Winona, Minnesota. In 1897 five Sisters of the Holy Ghost came from Dubuque to open a school for about 60 pupils in the remodeled parish hall. The Holy Ghost community planned to locate their motherhouse in Rockwell and use the large structure being built. But they changed their plans, and the Sinsinawa Dominicans agreed to take over the school as an independent academy. When the five Holy Ghost Sisters left Rockwell in 1901, they joined the Dominicans at Sinsinawa."

- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #89, The Witness, September 4, 1988.

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

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

Various primary and secondary sources.

English.

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

1873-
History of the Parish over the span of 146 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Annual History 1966-69, 1970-1976, 1977 information and financial statement, 1982-1986 (4 compilations)

Financial Statement 1968, 1980, 1982, 1984 (4 documents)

History 1937-1961 (2 documents)

History and Inventory Letter Rev. Kurt 1988 (1 document)

Pastor Cards (1 compilation)

Tri-Parish Progress Report 99 Years of Service Pastor List and Pictures (2 documents)

“Archbishop Dedicates Rockwell School,” N.P., ca. 1956.

McCarty, Sister Mary Eva O.P., “Pages on Sacred Heart Convent in Rockwell, Iowa,” from The Sinsinawa Dominicans Outlines of Twentieth Century Development, 1901-1949. Hoermann Press, 1952.

“Parishioners join Ministry of Praise.” Dubuque: The Witness, Vol. LXV No. 41, 8 December 1985.

“Sacred Heart, Rockwell is celebrating 125 years.” Dubuque: The Witness, 13 July 2003, p. 2.