Queen of Heaven (Reinbeck, Iowa)

Queen of Heaven (Reinbeck, Iowa)

"Archbishop Leo Binz established Queen of Heaven Parish in Reinbeck on July 19, 1955. Father John E. Graham, pastor of Immaculate Conception at Blessing, had conducted a survey of the area Catholics to determine their interest in forming a parish. There were thirty families living in and around three towns: Reinbeck, Lincoln and Morrison. The new congregation was placed in the care of Father Graham. On July 24 he joined 100 parishioners in celebrating the first Mass in Reinbeck. They gathered in the memorial building, which they used until their own church was ready. The fledgling parish planned to build a church. However the Wayne Wheeler building became available and was purchased for $16,500. Parish labor converted the interior for $2,000. They obtained pews from a church that was to be razed—Saint Joseph Church near Woolstock and Clarion."

-Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #218, The Witness, March 31, 1991.

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"

1955-8 August 2004
History of the parish over the span of 49 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

History (12 documents)
News articles (2 documents)
Financial documents (6 documents)
Closing documents (2 documents)

Unknown author. "Queen of Heave Rosary Society." Meeting minutes from first meeting. February 1956.