St. Linus Church, Dearborn Heights

St. Linus Parish was established in 1956 and the church was built the following year, in the northern part of Dearborn Heights.

A statue of the parish patron faces the street.

The sanctuary of the church was likely remodeled at some point. There are three large windows on the right side of the sanctuary, likely where an altar used to stand.

An image of the Descent of the Holy Spirit is above the tabernacle, on the left side, inspired by the window at St. Peter's Basilica. A crucifix with Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John the Apostle on the right side.

 

Stations of the Cross line the back wall of the church, along with large depictions of Gospel scenes

A statue of Christ with children sits in between the church and grade school; a stained-glass window in the vestibule depicts the sacraments.

Fr. Patrick Stoffer, OFM. Conv., has been pastor for the last two years. Daily Mass is at 6:00pm on Mondays and Wednesdays. Mass is at 8:30am on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Saturday Vigil Mass is at 4:00pm while Sunday Masses are at 9:00am and 11:00am.

For more info: parish website
 

St. Anselm (Dearborn Heights)

St. Anselm Parish was established in June of 1954. The parish boundaries were previously part of Sacred Heart, Divine Child and Our Lady of Grace Parishes. Fr. Arthur M . Reckinger celebrated the parish's first Mass on July 11, 1954, at Clara B. Ford School, with 580 in attendance. Fr. Reckinger was the first Sacred Heart parishioner to be ordained to the priesthood. In addition, he was a professor at Mercy College for a decade and St. Anselm's first pastor. 


The first Mass in the current, 800-seat church was on May 8, 1955. Edward Cardinal Mooney dedicated St. Anselm Church on December 4th of that year. The parish also established a parochial school in 1955 and, five years later, a convent was built. For many years, St. Anselm School was the only parochial school in the Archdiocese of Detroit that was tuition-free.
 

A fire severely damaged the church on January 19, 1969. The front section was a complete loss and the fire caused $200,000 damage.


Msgr. James Moloney was installed as Pastor of St. Anselm Parish on January 25, 1978, and remains pastor today. In addition, he was National Vice President of Society of the Propagation of the Faith for three decades.



Daily Mass is at 8:30am Monday–Saturday. Saturday Vigil Masses are at 4:30pm (preceded by Reconciliation at 3:30pm) and 7:00pm. Sunday Masses are at 8:00am, 10:00am, and Noon.


St. Anselm's Shrine, the first shrine in the Dearborn area, is a statue of St. Anselm chiseled from a solid block of white Italian marble. The patron stands in a raised garden in front of the church.


More info: parish website + school website
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St. Albert the Great (Dearborn Heights)

Cardinal Mooney established St. Albert the Great Parish on June 24, 1955, with Fr. Leo J. DePlaunty as founding pastor. The parish's first Mass was celebrated less than a month later, on July 17, in Pardee Elementary School. A permanent church, including two classrooms, was built the following year.



In September, 1956, five Marist Sisters arrived from Ireland. They soon began teaching at the parish and the school building was finished two years later. Fr. DePlaunty resigned as pastor in 1961, due to ill health, and became a chaplain at Holy Cross Hospital. Msgr. John A. Weier succeeded as second pastor and the parish grew quickly during the 1960s. In 1965, there were 1,300 families at St. Albert.


Fr. Art Fauser succeeded as the third pastor in January, 1978. Under his guidance, the church was renovated for the parish's silver anniversary.


Fr. Dan Zaleski has been pastor for over a decade. He is assisted Fr. Ben Leudtke, a popular homilist, spiritual director and conference speaker.


Cosmetic renovations have been completed in the last two years. Accent lighting was added to the sanctuary, new tile flooring was added throughout the church, etc.



An altar rail was recently installed as well; Holy Communion is distributed at the altar rail via intinction.



Tall, narrow shrines to the Blessed Virgin Mary and Sacred Heart of Jesus are suspended over the sanctuary.
 

The Holy Family is depicted on the front of the ambo; St. Joseph stands on the left end of the sanctuary with the Descent of the Holy Spirit behind him.
  

The baptismal font stands at the right edge of the sanctuary, surrounded by plants and the Risen Christ.


The Holy Family is depicted on the back wall of the church; the parish patron stands nearby.
 

The Infant of Prague, surrounded by Ten Commandments, on the back wall.



In the narthex, St. Anthony and Child Jesus stand alongside a large crucifix.


The Holy Family also stands in the vestibule.


Our Lady of Fatima and a crucifix outside the confessional.


A large set of stained-glass windows line the west side of the church.

These windows show depictions of St. John the Apostle. St. Thérèse, St. Catherine of Siena, among others..



St. Anne, with Child Mary, stands near St. Thérèse at the back of the nave.
 


The Sacred Heart of Jesus hangs on the front of the choir loft; geometric windows on the front facade of the church.
 

Daily Mass is at 8:00am Monday and Wednesday-Saturday. Adoration of the Blessed Sacramenet is available 9;00an-4:00pm on Thursdays. Saturday Vigil Mass is at 4:30pm preceded by Reconciliation at 3:00pm. Sunday Masses are at 9:00am and 11:00am.
 

More info: parish website + church history
More photos: AOD Film Services