Welcome to Saint Rita Parish

Our mission as those called by baptism is to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ, to carry out God’s will through worship, to welcome those who seek to belong, and to respond to those in need through lifelong formation, education, and service.

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About Saint Rita

On September 29, 1916, a card party was held at Okolona Hall which netted $75.00. This was to be the beginning of a fund to provide for the construction of a Catholic Church in South Central Jefferson County. Catholic residents in the area felt the time had come to have a parish of their own. In February 1917, a down payment was made on a plot of ground for the new church.

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103 Years of serving your community in faith, love, and hope

1000 Families welcomed into our parish community

2 Languages our mass is provided in (English and Spanish)

Meet Father Michael Tobin

Father Tobin, born in Sacramento, California, studied at the University of Louisville, and The American College Seminary, Louvain, Belgium. He was ordained on August 7, 1993. He completed post-graduate studies by earning a JCB in Canon Law, Catholic University of Louvain, 1993; Master’s Degree in Religious Studies, Louvain, 1992; Licentiate in Sacred Theology (STL), Louvain, 1994: Dogmatic Theology, Christology, and Protestant Theology. Fr. Tobin served in the US Army Reserve Chaplain Candidate’s Program and received an honorable discharge in July 1998 as a 1st Lieutenant.