Seven parishes were asked to come together to form a pastorate as a part of Bishop DeGrood's 'Set Ablaze' plan for the Diocese of Sioux Falls. The following parishes joined together to become Ave Maria Pastorate.
- Blessed Sacrament, Florence
- Holy Rosary, Kranzburg
- Saint Henry's, Henry
- Saint Michael's, Clark
- Holy Name of Jesus, Watertown
- Immaculate Conception, Watertown
- Saint Mary's, Bryant
About Our Logo
- The "A" and "M" featured in our logo represent our pastorate name Ave Maria which is Latin for Hail Mary.
- The colors gold and blue. The gold was chosen to signify Mary's crown as she is queen of Heaven and Earth. The blue hues of the logo were chosen as Mary is often depicted in hues of blue.
- The seven stars represent the geographic locations of our seven parishes. Beginning at the top with St. Mary's in Bryant, St. Michael's in Clark, and Blessed Sacrament in Florence. The middle star is St. Henry's in Henry. The two stars next to each other are the two parishes in Watertown, Holy Name of Jesus and Immaculate Conception. The star located at the bottom represents Holy Rosary in Kranzburg.
- The waves were chosen to represent the waters found in our pastorate, but also signify that Mary is with us here, on the waters and through the waves.
There is also a hidden meaning shown in our logo. If our logo was rotated and was shown as it appears on the map, west to east, it would face towards the east as Mary does. Christians have always believed that Christ would be coming again at the end of time from the east with the sun as it rises. Above all Mary has the hope for the future and is awaiting the coming again of Christ.
May the Blessed Virgin Mary intercede for our pastorate!
Our Staff
Father Shaun Haggerty
Pastor
frshaunhaggerty@sfcatholic.org
Father John Fischer
Parochial Vicar
frjohnfischer@sfcatholic.org
Father Christopher Hughes
Parochial Vicar
frchristopherhughes@sfcatholic.org
Father Richard Baumberger
Parochial Vicar
frrichardbaumberger@sfcatholic.org
Terri Bjerke
Business Manager
tbjerke@avemariapastorate.org
Parker Schlenker
Director of Discipleship & Evangelization
pschlenker@avemariapastorate.org
Tony Aas
Facilities Manager
taas@avemariapastorate.org
Kara Schleusner
Principal of Ave Maria Catholic School
principal@avemariacatholicschool.org
Sheila Bach
Facility/Environment Supervisor at Holy Name of Jesus
sbach@avemariapastorate.org
Bridget Bauman
Pastorate Nurse
bbauman@avemariapastorate.org
LeAnn Ducker
Administrative Assistant for St. Michael, St. Henry, St Mary Parishes
lducker@avemariapastorate.org
Jeanne Flaherty
Administrative Assistant for Holy Name of Jesus and Immaculate Conception Parishes
jflaherty@avemariapastorate.org
Cindy LaBerge
Parish Accountant
claberge@avemariapastorate.org
Doug Lage
Maintenance Supervisor for Holy Name of Jesus
dlage@avemariapastorate.org
Lisa Lane
Administrative Assistant for Holy Name of Jesus
llane@avemariapastorate.org
Eileen Lindner
Receptionist/Office for Holy Rosary and Blessed Sacrament
elinder@avemariapastorate.org
Ilse Maldonado-Vital
Administrative Assistant for Immaculate Conception (Español)
ivital@avemariapastorate.org
Amy Pekelder
Coordinator of Safe Environment
apekelder@avemariapastorate.org
Loretta Redder
Coordinator of K-6th Grade Formation for Watertown Parishes
lredder@avemariapastorate.org
Nicole Sharp
Accountant for Holy Name of Jesus
nsharp@avemariapastorate.org
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