Our History
Highlights
<Detailed History>
- 1954 first Mass at Grange Hall as a mission church of St. Patrick's in Owego 30 families attended
- 1956 New Street church is dedicated
- 1959 Fr Valentine Jankowiak appointed as first pastor of SMM Church
- 1967 current church on Pennsylvania Avenue dedicated
- 1968 Parish Council formed
- 1974 Fr Elmer Schmidt appointed as second pastor
- 1975 church hall completed
- 1981 statute of the the Risen Christ in front lawn dedicated
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- 1982 Tioga County Rural Ministry formed
- 1983 Dea Joe ordained
- 1983 Religious Education Coordinator shifts from part time to full time
- 1983 Fr David Simon appointed as third pastor
- 1984 first annual Mission for evangelization and renewal
- 1984 first Pastoral Associate and first Pastoral Musician hired
- 1985 Stephen Ministry formed to reach out to others in time of need
- 1991 sanctuary renovated
- 1998 Internet Ministry formed
- 1998 Tioga Regional Pastoral Council formed to unite six parishes in Tioga county
- 1999 third pictorial directory published
- 1999 Fr Bob Ring appointed as forth pastor
- 1999 Tioga Regional Pastoral Center opens
- 2001 Fr Dave Bonin appointed as fifth pastor
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