The St. Mary’s parish community celebrated an outdoor bilingual Mass and site blessing in Melrose Sept. 9 on the land where it is planning to build a new church.
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Juvenile charged in Melrose church fire
A juvenile was charged with arson in the first degree for the fire that damaged St. Mary Church in Melrose in March 2016, according to a news release June 20 from the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office.
Workshops, dialogue next steps after Melrose parish unveils plans
About 450 people gathered Feb. 11 at Melrose High School to see a proposal for a new church in Melrose.
Melrose church forms steering committee, opens doors to show damage
The doors opened June 13 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Parish leaders were on site all day to answer questions and welcome visitors.
Churches near and far show support after St. Mary’s fire
Representatives from Holy Cross Parish in Butler traveled May 17 to Melrose to meet with Father Marvin Enneking, pastor of St. Mary Parish in Melrose. After hearing about the fire that St. Mary’s experienced March 11, the Holy Cross parish community wanted to deliver messages of hope, compassion and solidarity, especially since they know what […]
Reward offered in Melrose church fire
A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the March 11 fire at St. Mary Church in Melrose, authorities announced May 20. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the state fire marshal — through the Minnesota Chapter of the International […]
Clean-up efforts continue at Melrose church
Clean up and abatement efforts at St. Mary Church in Melrose are well underway after the March 11 fire. The church’s high altar and statues were destroyed by the fire, according to Carol Moorman, a longtime St. Mary’s parishioner and the church’s appointed spokesperson. Two smaller side altars remain intact. The large tabernacle and a […]
Melrose, Freeport students learn good things can come from tragedy
Sacred Heart School in Freeport invited students and staff from St. Mary’s School in Melrose to pray, share a meal and get to know one another March 18, just one week after their church suffered a devastating fire. In the hours and days following the fire at St. Mary’s March 11, Robert Doyle, principal of […]
In wake of church fire, St. Mary School feels community’s support
When students returned to St. Mary’s School in Melrose on Monday, March 14, they were abuzz with stories and questions about the fire that damaged St. Mary’s Church March 11. “The kids have lots of questions,” said Robert Doyle, the school’s principal. “We can listen and hear their stories but we can’t answer many of […]
Melrose-area community comes together in wake of St. Mary Church fire
On the morning after St. Mary Church in Melrose suffered a devastating fire, small groups of people gathered around the building to survey the damage, take photos with their cell phones, and offer comfort to one another. Some, like parishioner Bob Leukam, had gathered there the night before, too, when fire departments from Melrose, Sauk […]