St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in North Platte marked a major milestone in 2011, when Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz dedicated the parish’s new church. The history traces back to 1970, when Bishop Glennon Flavin purchased 10 acres of land on the south side of North Platte, with hopes that it would one day be the site of a parish. That became reality June 13, 1994, when Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz established the parish and named Father Gary Brethour as its first pastor.
Later, under the leadership of Father Thomas Brouillette, a new rectory and parish office were completed in 2001. Successive pastors helped shepherd the parish as it grew, and in April 2010, with pastor Father Mark Seiker, the parish broke ground for the long-awaited church.
Bishop Bruskewitz dedicated St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church Oct. 2, 2011. The crowning features were its stained-glass windows, salvaged from a chapel of the Sister Servants of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual Adoration in Austin, Texas. Crafted by Franz Mayer & Co. of Munich, Germany, the windows depict the Mysteries of the Rosary.
SNR photos | Corbin Hubbell
