A new church is erected ... 

Emmanuel L. Massqueray, who designed the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis and the Cathedral of St. Paul, was commissioned to design a new church. The new church was built in 1914 while Fr. John C. Wieneke served as pastor. Saint Patrick then served a parish of about 60 families. This is the same church building we use today, but our numbers have grown to approximately 1,500 households.

In 1938, while Fr. S. J. Mauer was the pastor, donations allowed much needed refurbishing and stained glass window repair. A new school was built in 1951. Only two years later, while Fr. John Mayer served, the size of the school building was doubled.

In July of 2009, Rev. Everett Hemann, who had served as an associate pastor back in the early 1970s, was assigned to Saint Patrick once again. Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer in the spring of 2011 and died in April of 2012.

Fr. Dennis Colter, who had already retired from full-time ministry, graciously agreed to be the Parochial Administrator at Saint Patrick until a priest could be assigned. As luck would have it, he enjoyed serving this community so much that he asked to be assigned as pastor and was appointed as such on March 1, 2012.

The Campaign for Growth

Shortly after his appointment, he graciously tackled the project of church renovation. On June 16, 2012, the task of removing pews, carpet, and wall hangings was accomplished by volunteers and the complete renovation of the interior of the church began. This work was part of the Campaign for Growth, which also provided for major renovations and an office addition at the Education Center with work done in 2014 and 2015. The Narthex addition to the front of the church was completed in 2015, and all of the work was blessed by Archbishop Jackels on June 7 that year.