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St. Jude Parish is established with 75 families. Father Ralph Kelly is appointed Pastor. Mass held in Michigan Veterans’ Facility.
Rectory completed on the Plainfield Avenue site (now Plainfield Plaza.) Later two quanset huts were constructed, one to serve as church, one as parish hall.
Fr. Charles D. Brophy comes from Indian River. Fr. Kelly is transferred to Indian River.
Fire burns the church quonset: $30,000.00 damage. Father Brophy saves the Blessed Sacrament and the sacred vessels. The hall quonset becomes the church.
Purchase of property between 4 Mile Rd and Elmdale.
The present gym and family center are used as the church.
Rectory is moved from the Plainfield site to its present location.
The convent is opened. St. Jude School opens with Sister Florentine as the first principal.
3,000 evergreens are planted around Lake St. Jude.
Ground breaking for the new church. Fr. Edmund F. Falicki, Vicar General of diocese, preside, with Fr. Brophy and Fr. Dominiak.
Fr. Brophy is made a Domestic Prelate with the title Right Reverend Monsignor Charles D. Brophy.
At the National Liturgical Convention in Philadelphia, St. Jude Church is given the Lecraro Award for “excellence in adapting church design to liturgical concept.”
First Mass is celebrated in the new church.
Blessing of the bells are named for St. Jude, Monsignor Brophy and Bishop Allen Babcock.
Rectory rebuilding. New offices, file room, and conference room.
Monsignor Brophy’s Silver Jubilee Mass
Monsignor Shultz consecrates the altars of the new church.
Formal dedication by Bishop Allen J. Babcock
TMr and Mrs. Victor Blandford give the parish 17 acres of land between Elmdale and 4 Mile Road “in appreciation to St Jude Parish for its contribution to the community.”
Monsignor Brophy departs for three months in Rome for theological studies. Fr. Patrick Cawley becomes pastor pro-tem during his absence.
Joseph Maitner becomes principal of St Jude School.
Detroit News features St. Jude Church as one of the four outstanding buildings of worship in the state.
Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of St. Jude Parish.
Fr. Patrick Cawley becomes Pastor.
Monsignor Brophy Golden Jubilee Celebration.
Father Thomas Vesbit becomes Pastor.
50th Anniversary Celebration. On to the Millenium seeking our Destiny!
St. Jude breaks ground on the new Millennium Center.
The new Millennium Center is completed. Fr. Michael Danner becomes Pastor.
Deacon Larry Hoogeboom ordained and assigned to St. Jude.
Father Thomas Page becomes Pastor.
50th Anniversary Celebration of the church building by Bishop David J. Walkowiak.
Deacon Dan Esch becomes permanent deacon.
Father Ayub Francis Nasar becomes Pastor.
