St. John's Parish

St. John's Parish

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St. John's Parish is a Roman Catholic church located at 2500 California Plaza on the Creighton University campus in Omaha, Nebraska.

History

The cornerstone was laid on May 6, 1888, drawing 4,000 people, which was the largest crowd ever assembled in Nebraska up to that point. The building was designed by local architect P.J. Creedon in the English Gothic style. In 1897 the church was made a regular parish after the city's original bishop intended for it to only serve as a temporary church for the college-age attendees. John A. Creighton donated much of the original funding for the building. Mary Creighton, John's brother's wife, donated jewellery to the parish construction fund before their was a building.

In 1923 an addition to the building was consecrated by Bishop Patrick A. McGovern, a member of the first graduation class of Creighton College and the only bishop ever consecrated in St. John's. [ [http://www2.creighton.edu/ministry/stjohns/history/index.php "St. John's Parish,"] Creighton University. Retrieved 1/31/08.]

Renovations to the building were completed in 2006. [Dillon, A. (2006) [http://press.creighton.edu/091506/news4.html "Church renovations are on for St. John'"] , "Creightonian Online." Retrieved 1/31/08.] In 2007 a memorial service was held for victims of the Westroads Mall massacre. [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22131295/ "Mourners light candles for Omaha mall victims"] , MSNBC. Retrieved 1/31/08.]

ee also

* History of Omaha

References

External links

* [http://www2.creighton.edu/ministry/stjohns/ St. John's] website
* [http://www.memories.ne.gov/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/opl&CISOPTR=61&CISOBOX=1&REC=6 Historic postcard] of St. John's
* [http://www.memories.ne.gov/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/opl&CISOPTR=536&REC=3 Historic postcard] including St. John's


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