We are a proud family of parishioners. We look back fondly at our beginnings and
forward to wonderful times ahead. Some of our milestones within the St. Ambrose
Catholic Church are:
| | | | | First baptism | August 31, 1941 | Wayne Marcus Halfmann (son of Mack and Emma Halfmann) | | First confirmation class (51 confirmed) | May 13, 1945 | | | First marriage | August 26, 1941 | Ernest and Annie (Havlak) Braden | | First communion class (10 students) | May 31, 1941 | Daniel Strube, Eugene Berger, Nolan Neihues, Clement Holtman, Ralph Englert, Alton Wilde, Harvey Mikulik, David Schwartz, Marcelyn Hirt, and Shirley Strube | Blessing of Cemetery
| November 2, 1952 (All Souls Day) | | | First interment | June 3, 1942 | Adeline Mildred Jost, infant daughter of Elo and Elizabeth Jost | | First adult interment | April 10, 1947 | Frank Havlak, Sr | | First baptized | May 18, 1941
June 8, 1941
| Roy Joseph Kahlig and Annabell May Berger
Tempe Braden
(in parish at Methodist church in Wall)
| | First silver anniversary | February 2, 1946 | Mr. and Mrs. John Debus | | | | |
Other notable milestones:
- Number of baptized persons in St. Ambrose parish through March 19,1990 – 1,271
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Father Alvin J. Wilde ordained May 13, 1961 by Bishop John L. Morkovsky at St. Ambrose present pastor of Our Lady of San Juan Church in Midland, Texas
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Father James Plagens ordained December 18, 1965 at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome
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