Roman Catholic church in Lombard, Illinois, USA
Church in Illinois, United States
Sacred Heart Church is aRoman Catholic church located inLombard, Illinois . It is part of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois .
The church was founded by 54 families in 1912,[ 1] with the first services held at the Lincoln School house.[ 2] The first pastor was Father Boecker.[ 3] : 160 In 1958, the church was rebuilt,[ 4] and was dedicated in 1959 as a permanent church.[ 3] : 161 In January 2002, a new Parish Center was dedicated on the location where the parish's convent had been located[ 5] since 1925.[ 6]
The parish hosts an annual Germanfest, which started in 1968[ 7] as a small picnic event.[ 8] Each year, 30 to 40 thousand people attend the festival,[ 9] which is the longest-running outdoor festival in the westernsuburbs of Chicago .[ 10] In 2016 and 2017, the band7th Heaven performed at the festival.[ 11]
In 2012, the church held the funeral for inventorEugene Polley .[ 12]
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