Parish History & Information Booklet
Sacred Heart Church is a parish of about 400 families in the Catholic Diocese of Wichita.
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May 3, 1901: The first Catholic church in Colwich, Kansas was dedicated in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
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November, 1901: First resident pastor, Fr. Joseph Manz, arrived
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June 20, 1915: The white frame church was destroyed by fire
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May 14, 1916: Cornerstone was laid for a new brick church
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August, 1917: Church was completed enough to be used
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June 9, 1918: Bishop Hennessy dedicated the beautiful church that still houses our worship of God today
Pastors
| Fr. Joseph Manz 1901-1904 |
Fr. Joseph Ernst 1904-1918 |
Fr. Joseph Grueter 1918-1923 |
| Fr. Fodrey Birrenbach 1923-1940 |
Fr. Anthony Hermann 1941-1946 |
Fr. Stanislaus Esser 1946-1955 |
| Msgr. John Moeder 1955-1965 |
Fr. John Rusteika 1966-1985 |
Fr. Vincent Eck 1985-1990 |
| Fr. John Dinan (Admin) 1990-1991 |
Msgr. Denis Dougherty 1991-2000 |
Fr. John Sherlock 2000-2002 |
| Fr. Brian Bebak 2002-2007 |
Fr. Ken Schuckman 2007-2016 |
Fr. Andrew Heiman 2016-2018 |
| Fr. Dwight Birket (Admin) 2018 |
Fr. Eric Weldon 2018-2021 |
Fr. Patrick York 2021-Present |
Vocations from Sacred Heart
Native Sons
| Name | Ministry | Ordination | Death |
| Fr. Maurus Kennedy | Order of St. Benedict (Atchison, KS) | 6/6/1925 | 1/10/1985 |
| Fr. Matthias Gorges | Diocese of Wichita | 5/21/1932 | 5/18/1964 |
| Fr. Daniel Suellentrop | Order of St. Benedict (Shawnee, OK) | 4/7/1951 | 10/12/2009 |
| Fr. James Spexarth | Diocese of Wichita | 5/3/1955 | 1/8/2018 |
| Fr. Leroy Linnebur | Diocese of Wichita | 12/20/1961 | 9/18/2017 |
| Fr. Joachim Spexarth | Order of St. Benedict (Shawnee, OK) | 5/23/1965 | 6/12/2022 |
| Fr. Thomas Stroot | Diocese of Wichita | 5/30/1970 | |
| Fr. David Linnebur | Diocese of Wichita | 5/15/1982 | 8/8/2008 |
| Fr. Dan Spexarth | Diocese of Wichita | 5/26/1984 | |
| Fr. Andrew Seiler | Diocese of Wichita | 5/28/1988 | |
| Fr. Nicholas Ast | Order of St. Benedict (Shawnee, OK) | 6/22/2001 | 11/17/2023 |
| Fr. Jerome Spexarth | Diocese of Wichita | 5/26/2001 | |
| Fr. Michael Linnebur | Diocese of Wichita | 5/24/2008 | |
| Fr. Aaron Spexarth | Diocese of Wichita | 5/24/2008 | |
| Fr. James Seiwert | Diocese of San Antonio | 5/2/2009 | |
| Fr. Clay Kimbro | Diocese of Wichita | 5/28/2017 |
Native Daughters
| Name | Order |
| Sr. Mary Anthony (Florence) Winterscheidt | Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph |
| Sr. Mary William (Pauline) Colburn | Adorers of the Precious Blood |
| Sr. Mary Theodora Majerus | Adorers of the Precious Blood |
| Sr. Mary Servana (Margaret) Majerus | Adorers of the Precious Blood |
| Sr. Mary Alice Majerus | Adorers of the Precious Blood |
| Sr. Mary Louise (Anna) Suellentrop | Sisters of The Sorrowful Mother |
| Sr. Mary Lioba (Rose) Suellentrop | Sisters of The Sorrowful Mother |
| Sr. Mary Beatrice (Agnes) Wappelhorst | Servant of the Holy Ghost |
| Sr. Mary Marcellina (Florence) Wappelhorst | Adorers of the Precious Blood |
| Sr. Mary Joachium (Felicitas) Wappelhorst | Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph |
| Sr. Mary Alicia (Martha) Blick | Adorers of the Precious Blood |
| Sr. Mary Emma (Ida) Blick | Adorers of the Precious Blood |
| Sr. Mary Benita (Sophia) Blick | Adorers of the Precious Blood |
| Sr. Mary Ruth (Dorothy) Linnebur | Sisters of The Sorrowful Mother |
| Sr. Mary Serena (Mary) Elsen | Adorers of the Precious Blood |
| Sr. Mary Julitta (Pauline) Elsen | Adorers of the Precious Blood |
| Sr. Mary Sylvia Gorges | Adorers of the Precious Blood |
| Sr. Mary Evelyn Gorges | Adorers of the Precious Blood |
| Sr. Mary Placid (Mary) Ewertz | Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration |
| Sr. Mary Josephine (Dorothy) Ewertz | Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration |
| Sr. Mary Marie Zoglman | Adorers of the Precious Blood |
| Sr. Mary Annunciata (Agnes Marie) Spexarth | Sisters of The Sorrowful Mother |
| Sr. Mary Generosa (Margaret) Spexarth | Adorers of the Precious Blood |
| Sr. Mary Laeta (Mary Ann) Wetta | Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary |