1910-1919 Father Hagus 1911-1917 Father Neenan 1917-1918 Father Walsh 1918-1929 St. Louis Parish was founded in 1911 by Father Louis F. Hagus. In 1912, the cornerstone of the current church was laid. The completed building was dedicated in 1913. Concordia Hall, the parish center, was added in 1918 on the northwest corner of Floyd and Sherman. To the left is the 1919 choir.
1920-1929 Father Walsh 1918-1929 Father O Heron 1929-1956 The 1920s were a time of growth for Englewood and the new St. Louis parish. When Bishop J. Henry Tihen broadly hinted that a school might be in order, the St. Louis community responded. By September of 1929, Concordia Hall, which was originally an old store, had been enlarged, Sister Teresa Agnes and Sister Mary Bernard of the Order of St. Joseph of Carondelet had been secured to teach the first four grades, and 90 pupils were enrolled. A new grade would be added each year over the next four years until the full eight grades were reached.
1930-1939 The highlight of the decade was St. Louis Silver Jubilee as the parish marked its 25th anniversary with a Jubilee Mass celebrated by Bishop Urban J. Vehr. The first class of St. Louis School, now with more than 200 students, graduated in 1933. St. Louis built a convent at 3301 S. Grant for the growing staff of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Father O Heron 1929-1956
1940-1949 Father O Heron 1929-1956 In 1941, land was acquired at 3301 S. Sherman for a new school building. With the war nearing an end, the Victory in 1944 Club started raising funds. The site was blessed and construction began in 1948. July 24, 1949, Archbishop Vehr dedicated the $172,000 building, home to 530 students.
1950-1959 The 1950s were a time of tremendous growth and activity for St. Louis parish. The church was remodeled and expanded from a capacity of 260 to 500. A new rectory was built. School enrollment topped 823 in 1956, resulting in the First Communion celebration shown below of 120 youth. The teaching staff had grown to 10 sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and seven lay teachers. Property was purchased in the 3300 block of South Lincoln for further expansion. The St. Louis Gregorians were singing at the Brown Palace, the football team ruled the parochial league, and the PTA celebrated 25 years of leadership. Msgr. O Heron 1929-1956 Msgr. Cullen 1956-1983 Fr. Aylward 1949-1957
1960-1969 Msgr. Cullen 1956-1983 Fr. Vollmer 1958-1966 The St. Louis Church was rededicated on its 50th anniversary in a Solemn High Mass said by Archbishop Vehr. Among the celebrations was a mother-daughter breakfast, honoring the oldest parish members. It was held in the old cafeteria which once filled the north end of the first level of St. Louis School. The new parish center with cafeteria and gymnasium/auditorium was completed in 1963.
1970-1979 Msgr. Cullen 1956-1983 The 1970s saw many visual changes at St. Louis. The outside of the church was sandblasted and painted. The chancel gained a new altar and tile mosaic reredos. Archbishop Vincent Casey celebrated St. Louis 65th anniversary Jubilee Mass. The celebration included recognition of the parish s early pioneers at a special benefit performance of Oklahoma. The last Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet left, resulting in the first all lay staff at St. Louis School. Concordia Hall was torn down and the convent sold.
1980-1989 Msgr. Cullen 1956-1983 Father Durrie 1983-1989 Father Mollison 1989-1999 Fr. Ryan 1983-1989 The St. Louis parish center was named the William C. Cline Hall to honor William Cline, a St. Louis acolyte from the parish s founding in 1911 to 1983. The year also marked the appearance of the fire escape on the side of the church, required by Englewood s fire code when the choir loft was extended. St. Louis School began its tradition of providing Thanksgiving dinner to seniors throughout the area and the school s float won 1st place in the non-commercial division of the St. Patrick s Day parade.
1990-1999 Father Mollison 1989-1999 St. Louis parish purchases the St. Vincent House on South Lincoln to provide respite lodging for patients and their families at Swedish Hospital. The Neo-Catechumenal Way becomes a part of the parish and the first Neo- Cat team is welcomed. Girls become altar servers. The church windows are damaged by a major hailstorm. Father Reycraft 1999-Present Fr. Muyombo 1991-1997
2000-2010 Father Reycraft 1999-Present Church interior is updated and new stained glass windows installed. Archbishop Chaput dedicates St. Louis Pro-Life Memorial. Knights of Columbus Pilgrimage Parish Council 14443 launched. St. Louis School celebrates its 75th anniversary.
2011 - St. Louis 100th Anniversary