A
COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF SAINT ANNE
60th Anniversary Founders Booklet
THROUGH THE
YEARS A CONDENSED HISTORY AT
THE CHURCH OF
SAINT ANNE
November 16,1949
Decree
established 5th parish in city of Wausau,
The Church of St.
Anne.
December 18,
1949
First Mass for the People of St. Anne celebrated by Father Leinfelder at the
Old Labor Temple.
May 2,1950
Construction
begins on
the new St. Anne Parish Buildings
on N 6th Ave
July 21, 1950
Purchased rectory
at 312 N 4th Ave.
December 21,
1950
Purchased convent
at 503 N 4th Ave.
December 25,
1950
First Mass is said
in the new building (North Hall).
Church of St. Anne
Dedication
September 1951
School opened
under the
direction of the
Sinsinawa
Dominican Sisters.
September 30,
1951
Dedication of the
new St. Anne Parish Buildings
by Bishop John P.
Treacy.
March 4,1953
The first "Deluxe
Fish Fry" dinner was served.
June 1973
The first annual
St. Anne Polka Fest is held.
February 5,1979
Father Anthony Fischer celebrates
his
"Golden Anniversary". The former North
Hall is
renamed Anthony W. Fischer Hall.
September 1979
New rectory with
conference rooms erected at 710 N. 6th Avenue.

June 1986
$800,000
remodeling and
addition to the Church of St. Anne begins and is completed
October 1986.
October 31, 1986
First Mass is said
in newly remodeled church.
June 1997
Dedication of the
new Elevator, making St. Anne’s totally Handicapped accessible.
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August
2000-Completion
of new
McKillip Family Life Center
PASTORS OF THE
CHURCH OF
ST. ANNE
Rev. Philip Leinfelder
|
Dec. 1949 - July 1952 |
Rev. Anthony W.
Fischer
|
July 1952 - June 1973 |
Msgr. James P.
Finucan
|
June 1973 -
June 1977 |
| Rev. James H. Miller |
June 1977 - July 1982 |
| Rev. Robert H.
McKillip |
July 1982 - May 1994 |
Rev. Steven J.
Brice
|
June 1994 - |
ASSOCIATE PASTORS WHO SERVED
THE CHURCH OF ST. ANNE
| Rev.
Angelo Comorelto
|
Rev.
Stanley Chilicki
|
Rev.
John Wisneski
|
| Rev.
Fred Kulovits
|
Rev.
David Ziegelmajer
|
Rev.
Mark Doyle
|
| Rev.
Joseph Martenson
|
Rev.
Eugene Brennan
|
Rev.
Robert Houston
|
| Rev.
Dennis Bouche
|
Rev.
Steven Eoehrer
|
Rev.
Thomas Abraham
|
| Rev.
Joseph Miller
|
Rev.
Donald Przybylski
|
Rev.
James Schaefer
|
| Rev.
William Felix
|
Rev.
Richard Finley
|
Rev.
Allan Slowiak
|
| Rev.
Dan Kozlowski
|
Rev.
Joseph KorcpacM
|
Rev.
Leon Powell
|
| Rev.
Leo Krynski
|
Rev.
Steven Gross
|
Rev.
Dennis Bouche
|
| Rev.
Thomas Abraham
|
Rev.
Donald Przybylski
|
Rev.
William Felix
|
| Rev.
Allan Slowiak
|
Rev.
Joseph Konopacky
|
Rev.
Leo Krynski
|
| Rev.
Woodrow Pace |
Rev. Keith Apfelbeck
|
Rev. Joseph Gyim-Austin
|
Rev.
Barnabas Kyea
|
Deacon
Robert Anderson
|
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