Detroit — A special one-day pilgrimage to three of Detroit’s historic Catholic churches is planned for Saturday, Nov. 5, in conjunction with the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Changing Live Together capital campaign.
Sacred Heart Major Seminary, with its Norman Gothic main chapel, is also on the itinerary for the day, which has as its theme, “Journeying as One, Praying as One.”
Chartered buses will depart at 8 a.m. from two suburban sites – Dearborn and Warren – and return at 6 p.m.
In between, participants will:
- Tour SS. Peter & Paul (Jesuit) Church on East Jefferson across from the General Motors Headquarters – Renaissance Center. Built in 1846, the church once served as Detroit’s cathedral and is the oldest place of Christian worship in the city.
- Tour “Old” St. Mary Churchon St. Antoine at Monroe in Greektown. This historic church built in 1885, is widely acclaimed one of the most beautiful in the city.
- Tour and have lunch at Sacred Heart Major Seminary. Built in the mid-1920s, the seminary educates aspirants to the priesthood from a number of dioceses, trains lay ministers, and serves as an important venue for archdiocesan events.
- Join Archbishop Allen Vigneron for the Saturday vigil Mass (for Sunday obligation) at Ste. Anne de Detroit Church, by the Ambassador Bridge in southwest Detroit. This historic church, built in 1886, is the current building of the second oldest parish in the United States, founded in 1701.
Local church historian Bill Worden will conduct the tours.
The cost is $40 a person, and reservations are being taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Call (313) 565-8888, ext. 121 for a registration form.
