175 years of faith

St. Augustine is 175 years old this year. In 1843 the Rev. Patrick O' Kelley established the original church Sts. Peter and Paul with 13 Irish families. The Gothic Rival Church we have now was named St. Augustine and replaced the original wooden structure in 1895.
​Come back to this page and it will be updated with information and interesting facts about our St. Augustine community that has grown over the years.

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1980's

Fr. Harvey, Fr. Gregg,
Fr. Carolin, Fr. Carl
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Artifact of church, Pat Schroeder reminisced, that at 10:00 am not many would get communion because the farmers got up early and couldn't wait for breakfast, but the weeks with 8:00 am mass the communion line was long.

1939 Fowlerville Fair

Claude McCullum, Ivan Reader,​Larry Benoit, Louie Lipka, Frances O'Connell, John Lipka, Bob Reader, Jack Bennett, Leo O'Connell, Wesley Reader, Clarence Hahn, Marty Lipka