Queen of Angels
Reina de los Ángeles
1001 E Oakland Ave
Austin, MN 55912
(507) 433-1888
Office Hours M-TH 8:00-4:00
Fr. Dale Tupper, Pastor
qofapastor@chartermi.net
Fr. Gregory Parrott, Parochial Vicar
fatherparrott@gmail.com
Deacon David Blake
hcfjbsmc@hotmail.com
Mary Bassett, Pastoral Associate
(507) 433-8474
marybassett@charter.net
Julie Bjorge, Office Coord.
qofaparish@chartermi.net
Kathy Iverson, Bookkeeper
kliverson@charter.net
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Our History
On August 14, 1936, Father Donald E. Cunningham
was commissioned to establish a new parish on Austin's east side. The
first parish mass was celebrated on November 1, 1936, in Columbus
School. An interim chapel, the present Queen of Angel's gym, was built
for temporary use until the church, already being designed, could be
financed and constructed.
Ground breaking for the parish church took
place on August 15, 1954 with the cornerstone being laid and blessed on
May 25, 1955. March 31, 1956 the parish celebrated the Easter Vigil and
the first Mass in the present edifice.
Queen of Angels Church was
dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God,
by Bishop Edward A. Fitzgerald, on
May 19, 1957.
The sanctuary was remodeled along with repair to the roof
from the fire in 1972.
In October of 2003, Fr. Dale Tupper became the
9th pastor of Queen of Angels Church, which currently serves over 800
families and individuals.
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Mission statement:
We, the Catholic faith community
of Queen of Angels, in union with the Diocese of Winona and the
universal Church, celebrate the mystery of Christ's death and
resurrection. Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we are called
to respect the sanctity of human life, and to share our faith in God
through communal celebration of the sacraments, prayer, service to
others, stewardship and Catholic Education.
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