Sacred Heart Church is a Roman Catholic church located in Lombard, Illinois. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois.
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| 41°53′03″N 88°01′27″W / 41.88405090°N 88.02417340°W | |
| Location | Lombard, Illinois |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Founded | 1912 |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor | Rev. Thomas Dunn |
History
editThe church was founded by 54 families in 1912,[1] with the first services held at the Lincoln School house.[2] The first pastor was Father Boecker.[3]: 160 In 1958, the church was rebuilt,[4] and was dedicated in 1959 as a permanent church.[3]: 161 In January 2002, a new Parish Center was dedicated on the location where the parish's convent had been located[5] from 1925 until its demolition in the summer of 1999.[6]
Until 2019, the parish hosted an annual Germanfest, which started in 1968[7] as a small picnic event.[8] Each year, 30 to 40 thousand people attended the festival,[9] and it was the longest-running outdoor festival in the western suburbs of Chicago.[10] In 2016 and 2017, the band 7th Heaven performed at the festival.[11] The festival has since been replaced by a one-day parish picnic in observance of the Feast of the Sacred Heart in June.
In 2012, the church held the funeral for inventor Eugene Polley.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Golden Jubilee, Sacred Heart Parish, Lombard, Illinois". Lombard, Ill.: The Parish. 1962. OCLC 50761729. OL 25127824M. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ↑ Sarah Small (February 3, 2012). "Sacred Heart Church celebrates 100th anniversary". mysuburbanlife.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- 1 2 Lillian Budd (1977). Footsteps on the Tall Grass Prairie: a History of Lombard, Illinois. Lombard, Illinois: Lombard Historical Society. OCLC 3742261.
- ↑ Annalisa Rodriguez (July 17, 2012). "Sacred Heart German Fest celebrates church's rich history". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ↑ "History". Sacred Heart School - Lombard, IL. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Sacred Heart Catholic Church: History". sacredheartlombard.org. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Sacred Heart in Lombard to host 48th Germanfest". mySuburbanLife.com. July 9, 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ↑ "Sacred Heart Germanfest in Lombard turns 50". Daily Herald. July 22, 2017. Archived from the original on November 30, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ↑ Jessica Cilella (July 15, 2014). "Germanfest returns to Lombard church for 47th year". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ↑ Scott Jenkins (July 19, 2012). "45th Annual Sacred Heart Germanfest". TribLocal. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ↑ "50th Annual Sacred Heart Germanfest". sacredheartgermanfest.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ↑ Daniel Cooper (May 22, 2012). "Eugene Polley, co-creator of the wireless TV remote, passes away aged 96". Engadget. Archived from the original on November 30, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2017.