Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church

Our History

Welcome! It is a blessing and a pleasure to have you with us. Whether you have been a member for many years or just joining us, you are part of a remarkable and truly blessed chapter of Southeast Michigan’s Catholic History.

It all began on June 29, 1979. Bishop Kenneth J. Povish of the Catholic Diocese of Lansing appointed Fr. Charles Irvin as founder and pastor of our as yet unnamed parish. On September 16, 1979, the first Mass of the Parish Community was celebrated at the Hamburg VFW. On that day, 161 families were signed up in the First Families Registry. Shortly afterward, the parish was given the name Church of the Holy Spirit by a consensus of the families.

A trailer home was placed on the Fitzgerald farm on Spicer Road in October. The trailer served as our parish office and a facility for daily Mass. Later that month, Fr. Irvin signed an option to purchase our current 37-acre site. This purchase included a badly fire-damaged house that, thanks to the generosity and hard work of many parish families, now serves as Fr. Bill’s Rectory and provides much needed meeting space.

November 14, 1979 saw the establishment of our Parish Council. At the time our Saturday Masses were held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on M-36. Our Teen Club was organized in January of 1980. February 3, 1980 was the birthday of the Women’s Guild.

Ground was broken for our Parish Center on April 11, 1981. All Saint’s Day of that year was the day of establishment of the Knights of Columbus Spirit of Mary Council #7891. The first Mass in the new Parish Center (now the Activity Center) was celebrated on Thanksgiving Day of 1981. On December 5, Bishop Povish officially dedicated our new facility.

By September of 1984, there were 466 registered families in the parish. On June 22, 1987, Fr. Paul Cummings was appointed Pastor. Holy Spirit Catholic Church became the official name of our parish.. Dedication of our new church building and the establishment of the Book and Gift Shop took place on September 13, 1992.

Fr. Tim Krzyzaniak became our new Pastor in July of 1996. Under the direction of Fr. Tim, the statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Sacred Heart were added to the Altar area. The Crucifix was added as well as St. Joseph and the Holy Spirit Icon. Altar Bells soon could be heard and the outdoor shrines and Stations of the Cross were added. Our parish saw the fulfillment of its name “Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church.”

Fr. William Thomas was appointed Pastor in August of 1999. Father placed the Tabernacle, the place where our Sacred Redeemer dwells day and night, in the center of the Altar area.

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