Originally Posted by
zitro
I thought maybe I could find the answer in the parish history but didn't. One thing I never thought of before reading this again. Can you imagine this happening today with the inlfuence the ACLU has?
Fr. John Ording received his official canonical appointment to establish St. Jude Parish on July 8, 1941. This site for the parish had originally been situated at the corner of Kelly and Roscommon in Harper Woods, which was later exchanged for the present site on Seven Mile Road. The first official Sunday Mass, under the patronage of St. Jude the Apostle, was held at Denby High School on July 13, 1941 with 500 people in attendance. Groundbreaking for a combination four room school and church was held on November 27, 1941 with the cornerstone embedded on January 25, 1942. Denby's auditorium was utilized until June 14, 1942, when the first of St. Jude's buildings was opened and officially established for use.