St. Joseph (Diocese of Saginaw, Argyle)
| St. Joseph | |
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| Dedication: | St. Joseph |
| Type/Classification: | Territorial Parish |
| Non-Parochial: | No |
| Operated By: | Diocesan clergy |
| Venerated Saints: | None specified |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Saginaw |
| Deanery: | |
| Address: | 4960 N Ubly Rd., Argyle, Michigan 48410 |
| City: | Argyle, MI |
| Subdivision: | Michigan |
| Country: | United States |
| County: | Sanilac County |
| Website: | Website |
| Founded: | |
| School: | No |
| Email: | None specified |
| AI Confidence: | 4/10 |
| Review Level: | 0/5 |
St. Joseph is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Saginaw, serving Catholics in the small unincorporated community of Argyle in Sanilac County, Michigan. Dedicated to Saint Joseph, the foster father of Jesus Christ and patron of the universal Church, the parish ministers to families in the surrounding rural Thumb region of the state.
St. Joseph is part of a shared pastoral grouping with nearby Catholic communities in the Ubly area, as reflected in the parish's joint web presence with Good Shepherd Parish. No confirmed founding date for St. Joseph is documented in available sources, though rural parishes of this kind in the Saginaw area were typically established to serve farming communities of German, Polish, and other Catholic immigrant families who settled Michigan's Thumb during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Today the parish continues to serve as a spiritual home for Catholic families in and around Argyle, offering the sacraments and community life characteristic of small rural parishes within the diocese.
History
Limited documentation is publicly available regarding the specific founding and early history of St. Joseph in Argyle, Michigan.[1] According to general historical patterns for the Diocese of Saginaw, many parishes in Sanilac County were established in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to serve agricultural communities of Catholic settlers in Michigan's Thumb region.[2]
The parish is currently associated with a shared pastoral website with Good Shepherd Parish in nearby Ubly, suggesting a collaborative pastoral arrangement common among smaller rural parishes within the diocese, though no further confirmed details are available in accessible sources.
Special features
- A rural parish community serving the Argyle area of Sanilac County
- Collaborative pastoral ties with nearby parishes in the Ubly area of the Diocese of Saginaw
Relics
According to established Catholic tradition, the main altar of a dedicated parish church may contain relics of saints, as is customary in consecrated Catholic churches. No specific documentation regarding relics held at St. Joseph is available in accessible sources.
Architecture and Art
Exterior features
Specific architectural details regarding the exterior of the St. Joseph church building are not publicly documented in available sources.
Interior features
No confirmed details regarding the interior arrangement or furnishings of the church are documented in publicly available sources.
Stained Glass Windows
Specific details on the church's stained glass windows, if any, are not publicly documented in available sources.
Statues and Sculptures
No confirmed information regarding statues or sculptures at the parish is available in accessible sources.
Other Artwork
No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.
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Related parishes
- Mission of St. Joseph (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Mary (Diocese of Saginaw, Alma)
- St. Mark (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Joseph (Diocese of Saginaw, Auburn)
- Sacred Heart (Diocese of Saginaw, Bad Axe)
- St. Cyril (Diocese of Saginaw)
- Holy Trinity (Diocese of Saginaw)
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Diocese of Saginaw)
- Our Lady of the Visitation (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Boniface (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Hedwig (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Hyacinth (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. James (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Joseph (Diocese of Saginaw, Bay City)
- St. Maria Goretti (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Mary of the Assumption (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Stanislaus Kostka (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Vincent de Paul (Diocese of Saginaw, Bay City)
- Sacred Heart (Diocese of Saginaw, Birch Run)
- Sacred Heart (Diocese of Saginaw, Caro)
- St. John the Baptist (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Roch (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Pancratius (Diocese of Saginaw)
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Cecilia (Diocese of Saginaw)
External links
Social media
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References
- ↑ "Parish Website". St. Joseph Parish / Good Shepherd Parish. http://goodshepherdubly.com.
- ↑ "Diocese of Saginaw". Diocese of Saginaw. https://www.dioceseofsaginaw.org.