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St. Jude Catholic Church is a Catholic parish of the Diocese of Dallas. It is located in Allen, Texas. The first Catholic church in the city of Allen, it was established in 1981. This parish was created with 50 founding members, including organizer Don Rodenbaugh. A new sanctuary was opened in 2005. ==History== A small group of Catholics from Allen, Fairview, and Lucas, Texas, came together in 1980 to consider the possibility of establishing a Catholic Mission in the city of Allen. After countless hours of legwork and paperwork, Bishop Thomas Tschoepe granted them permission to begin this journey. The first public Mass of the newly formed St. Jude Catholic Community was offered at Rountree Elementary School on Sunday, July 5, 1981. It was originally established as a mission chapel of St. Michael's in McKinney, then later reassigned to St. Mark's in Plano. It was served on alternate Sundays by Rev. David Fellhauer (now, Bishop of Victoria) and Rev. Duffy Gardner (now, Monsignor, retired). In 1981, St. Mark the Evangelist in Plano donated 10 acres of land in Allen. An architect was hired to design a temporary parish facility in 1983. Fr. Tom Cloherty was assigned as the first pastor of St. Jude on August 1, 1983. Daily Masses were offered above the feed store in downtown Allen until the completion of the first building project. The first Mass was said on November 3, 1984, in the new church facility. In 1989, the parish began construction on the Religious Education building. The religious education classes and Rainbow Days Preschool, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2010, operated in the classrooms which now serve as offices. During this phase of construction, Fr. Tom was transferred to Holy Spirit in Duncanville; Fr. Bruce Bradley came to the parish from St. Elizabeth in Bonham. In 1998, an additional 10 acres of land adjacent to the property was purchased from the diocese. Fr. Bruce remained the pastor of St. Jude until 1999, when he was transferred to Mary Immaculate in Farmers Branch. In 1999, Fr. Tim Church was assigned as priest-in-charge of St. Jude. Due to growth in Allen, St. Jude had already begun using the Activity Center as overflow for the larger Masses. The population of Allen boomed in the next decade - and with it, the size of the parish grew from 1,700 families to just under 4,500 families. Within 18 months of Fr. Tim's arrival, the existing mortgages were retired, and a building committee was formed to design a permanent church. St. Jude broke ground on their new sanctuary a year ahead of schedule on July 3, 2004. On November 12, 2005, Bishop Charles Grahmann dedicated the new permanent church.〔http://www.stjudeparish.com/parish/building/dmn-stjude-111205.pdf〕 In 2008, St. Jude purchased 7.2 acres adjacent on the south of their campus. As the parish continues to expand, plans are in the works for a new pastoral center and a 30,000 sq. ft. children's education building. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Jude Catholic Church, Allen, Texas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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