Diocese of Superior
Roman Rite
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In 1882, 16 years before the founding of the Village of Turtle Lake, the first St. Ann Church was built by Fr. Peter DeParadis on land south of the present church. Fr. Charles Schwaab became pastor in 1922 and he planned, designed and helped build the present church. Fr. Henry Gozanski was appointed pastor in 1958 by Bishop Joseph J. Annabring with the mandate to provide proper facilities for religious instruction and social activities. The present parish center was completed in 1964. Lightning struck the church in 1980, causing a fire that heavily damaged the interior. Under Fr. Austin Corrigan's guidance, the church was repaired.
In 1983, St. Ann Parish was clustered with Sacred Heart Parish in Almena. In 2002, St. Anthony the Abbot Parish in Cumberland was added to the cluster, which serves as home for the cluster pastor.
Approximately 20 Catholic families lived in the Almena area in 1892 when a small frame church was built on Soo Avenue. Sacred Heart Church was a regular mission of St. Mary Church in Cumberland, and services were conducted twice a month. With new families continuing to settle in the area, the congr
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Almena
Our cluster of Catholic churches serves Cameron, Chetek, Strickland and Barron in northwestern Wisconsin. We commit to serve our parishioners and community most especially through worship, resource sharing, religious education, youth ministry, and faith formation.
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