Photo: #St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church at sunset.
Photo: #Many Irish immigrants are buried in cemetery behind St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church.
Photo: #The pews at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church were all intact when the church was reopened.
Photo: #The interior of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church.
Photo: #Many Irish immigrants are buried in cemetery behind St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church.
Photo: #St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 2008.
Photo: #St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 2008.

A new life for an old church

by Cathy Wurzer, Minnesota Public Radio

A little 19th Century limestone church near Kenyon is slowly coming back to life. The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis boarded up St. Rose of Lima in 1961, and there it sat unused for nearly 50 years. But a special mass will be held at St. Rose today. There was one last year, too, thanks in part to community volunteer Jill Palof.

Cathy Wurzer spoke with her in 2008.

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