Parish History

Here are a few highlights of our parish history:

1968 - Parish established. Sunday Masses celebrated at the Glenwood Theater.
1970 - Archbishop Strecker approves the church building plans.
1971 - We adopt Fr. Mark Tillia, a missionary in Brazil, vowing to support him with prayers and money. We're still helping him.
1972 - The new church is completed, and we say "goodbye" to those wonderful seats at "St. Glenwood".
1974 - The rectory is completed, and the priests move in.
1986 - We buy the former Valley View School from the Shawnee Mission School District and open in the fall with 179 students.
1990 - We begin our annual parish festival in September.
1993 - We celebrate our 25th anniversary as a parish.
1998 - Two major renewal efforts are launched. Our Faith Response Capital Campaign to address our physical needs and RENEW 2000 to address our spiritual needs.
2000 - In November, Fr. Mark celebrates our first parish mass in Spanish.
2001 - Small Christian Communities become a regular part of our parish life.
2022 - From July to December Fr. Oswaldo and Fr. Abner Pastor in Solidum
2023 - Effective January 14, Fr. Abner became first Scalabrinian Pastor. The installation of the Pastor was celebrated by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann
2024 - Parish Festival with different ethnic group was celebrated