| St. Augustine's as it appeared in the early 1900's |
• 1888: Bishop
James O’Connor, of
the Omaha Diocese,
dreams of a mission
to serve the
Winnebago people.
He is the spiritual
advisor of Katharine
Drexel who also
shares in that dream.
James O’Connor, of
the Omaha Diocese,
dreams of a mission
to serve the
Winnebago people.
He is the spiritual
advisor of Katharine
Drexel who also
shares in that dream.
• 1944: The Sisters of the Blessed
Sacrament are unable to continue to finance
the School’s operation. They sell the Mission
property to the Archdiocese of Omaha and
place their Sisters closer to the Order’s
headquarters in the east.
• 1945: Father Griese dies on April 14. His
body lies in state for three days and nights at
St. Augustine. The epitaph, “He fed the
people,” speaks to his legacy of love and
service.
• 1945: Father Hulsman is named Pastor
of the Mission. He leads St. Augustine into an
era of growth, going nationwide with its story.
• 1945: The Missionary Benedictine
Sisters begin serving at the Mission where
they remain today.
• 1946: The Notre Dame Sisters of
Covington, Kentucky, arrive to help staff the
Mission. They will remain until May 1954.
• 1955: Mother Katharine Drexel,
foundress of St. Augustine Indian Mission
dies on March 3.
Sacrament are unable to continue to finance
the School’s operation. They sell the Mission
property to the Archdiocese of Omaha and
place their Sisters closer to the Order’s
headquarters in the east.
• 1945: Father Griese dies on April 14. His
body lies in state for three days and nights at
St. Augustine. The epitaph, “He fed the
people,” speaks to his legacy of love and
service.
• 1945: Father Hulsman is named Pastor
of the Mission. He leads St. Augustine into an
era of growth, going nationwide with its story.
• 1945: The Missionary Benedictine
Sisters begin serving at the Mission where
they remain today.
• 1946: The Notre Dame Sisters of
Covington, Kentucky, arrive to help staff the
Mission. They will remain until May 1954.
• 1955: Mother Katharine Drexel,
foundress of St. Augustine Indian Mission
dies on March 3.
• 2000: St. Augustine hosts the National
Kateri Conference
• 2000: Pope John Paul II canonizes
Blessed Katharine Drexel, foundress of St.
Augustine. She is now St. Katharine Drexel.
St. Augustine representatives attend the
solemn ceremony. The Kateri Warriors
perform during a Mass of thanksgiving at
the Church of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls in
Rome.
• 2001: Kelly Parker , a member of the
Omaha Tribe, becomes the first Native
American faculty member.
Kateri Conference
• 2000: Pope John Paul II canonizes
Blessed Katharine Drexel, foundress of St.
Augustine. She is now St. Katharine Drexel.
St. Augustine representatives attend the
solemn ceremony. The Kateri Warriors
perform during a Mass of thanksgiving at
the Church of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls in
Rome.
• 2001: Kelly Parker , a member of the
Omaha Tribe, becomes the first Native
American faculty member.
• 1908: Joseph LaMere successfully
negotiates with the Winnebago Town of
community. It will be the site of a Mission and
School.
• 1909: Mother Katharine Drexel arrives at
Winnebago on March 13 for the first of three
visits that year. She and her Sisters will
finance and oversee planning and
construction of the Mission and School.
• 1909: Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament
arrive at Winnebago in the fall to staff the
mission and school. Mother Katharine visits
the homes of every Native family in the
community.
• 1909: St. Augustine Indian Mission
School welcomes its first students on
November 8.
negotiates with the Winnebago Town of
community. It will be the site of a Mission and
School.
• 1909: Mother Katharine Drexel arrives at
Winnebago on March 13 for the first of three
visits that year. She and her Sisters will
finance and oversee planning and
construction of the Mission and School.
• 1909: Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament
arrive at Winnebago in the fall to staff the
mission and school. Mother Katharine visits
the homes of every Native family in the
community.
• 1909: St. Augustine Indian Mission
School welcomes its first students on
November 8.
Bishop O'Connor's dream is
revived by a group of
Winnebago and Omaha
Catholic elders who ask Harry
Keefe, a Walthill, Nebraska
attorney, to write a letter
seeking support for a school at
Winnebago. The elders include
Joseph LaMere and possibly
Prosper Armell.
revived by a group of
Winnebago and Omaha
Catholic elders who ask Harry
Keefe, a Walthill, Nebraska
attorney, to write a letter
seeking support for a school at
Winnebago. The elders include
Joseph LaMere and possibly
Prosper Armell.
She will go on to enter religious life, establish
the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament and
dedicate herself to serving Native children and
other people.
• 1890: Bishop O’Connor dies, never
realizing his vision for the Winnebago people.
• 1891: The Sisters of the Blessed
Sacrament Order is founded by Katharine
Drexel to serve Native and other minority
people.
• 1907: The town of Winnebago, Nebraska,
is platted; a railroad line through the
reservation is completed.
the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament and
dedicate herself to serving Native children and
other people.
• 1890: Bishop O’Connor dies, never
realizing his vision for the Winnebago people.
• 1891: The Sisters of the Blessed
Sacrament Order is founded by Katharine
Drexel to serve Native and other minority
people.
• 1907: The town of Winnebago, Nebraska,
is platted; a railroad line through the
reservation is completed.
• 1942: Father
Frank Hulsman is
named Director of the
Mission. Father Griese
continues as Pastor
and spiritual leader.
Father Hulsman
assumes the burden
of raising funds to
meet the needs of the
Mission in the
changing world.
Frank Hulsman is
named Director of the
Mission. Father Griese
continues as Pastor
and spiritual leader.
Father Hulsman
assumes the burden
of raising funds to
meet the needs of the
Mission in the
changing world.
• 1908: Father John
Griese, a German
missionary, arrives at
Winnebago and
attempts to secure
abandoned government
buildings for a school
but is unsuccessful.
Father Griese
continues serving on
the reservation for next
thirty-seven years.
Griese, a German
missionary, arrives at
Winnebago and
attempts to secure
abandoned government
buildings for a school
but is unsuccessful.
Father Griese
continues serving on
the reservation for next
thirty-seven years.
| Fr. Frank Hulsman |
• 1988: Father
Richard Whiteing is
named Director. He
initiates integration of
Native American
cultural elements into
the curriculum and
liturgy with an
emphasis on
strengthening families
and relationships
within children’s lives.
• 1985:
Monsignor Frank
Hulsman retires
after 43 years of
service to St.
Augustine Indian
Mission.
Monsignor Frank
Hulsman retires
after 43 years of
service to St.
Augustine Indian
Mission.
• 1985: Father Francis Price is named
Director. Under his leadership, a
kindergarten is added to the School.
• 1988: Mother Katharine Drexel is
beatified by Pope John Paul II on November
20. The foundress of St. Augustine Indian
Mission is now Blessed Katharine Drexel.
Director. Under his leadership, a
kindergarten is added to the School.
• 1988: Mother Katharine Drexel is
beatified by Pope John Paul II on November
20. The foundress of St. Augustine Indian
Mission is now Blessed Katharine Drexel.
• 1992: Father Tom
Bauwens becomes the
new Director and builds
on Father Whiteing’s
cultural work. He
establishes an
endowment to ensure
St. Augustine’s future.
Bauwens becomes the
new Director and builds
on Father Whiteing’s
cultural work. He
establishes an
endowment to ensure
St. Augustine’s future.
• 2003: Father
Dave Korth
succeeds Father
Tom Gall as
Associate Director
of St. Augustine
Indian Mission.
Father Dave also
becomes Pastor of
three reservation
parishes.
Dave Korth
succeeds Father
Tom Gall as
Associate Director
of St. Augustine
Indian Mission.
Father Dave also
becomes Pastor of
three reservation
parishes.
• 2005: Father Steve Boes is named
Director of Boys Town in Omaha. Father
Dave becomes the seventh Director of St.
Augustine Indian Mission, while remaining
as Pastor of the four parishes.
Director of Boys Town in Omaha. Father
Dave becomes the seventh Director of St.
Augustine Indian Mission, while remaining
as Pastor of the four parishes.
• 2005: Father Pat
McLaughlin joins the
Mission as Associate
Director and Associate
Pastor. He implements
programs to
strengthen religious
education and
welcome community
members back to the
church.
McLaughlin joins the
Mission as Associate
Director and Associate
Pastor. He implements
programs to
strengthen religious
education and
welcome community
members back to the
church.
• 2005: Archbishop Eldon Curtiss
blesses and dedicates the Our Lady of
Fatima Worship Center in Macy on October
parish.
• 2005: St. Augustine Mission calendar
wins first of several state, regional, and
national awards with the photography of
Fr. Don Doll, SJ and design work of Mr. Pat
Osborne.
• 2005: The Mission installs high
speed internet to go along with the
donation of new IBM computers, ushering
us into the 21st century.
• 2006: Lisa Casey becomes the first
Winnebago Tribal member to join the St.
Augustine School faculty.
• 2007: Don Blackbird, Jr., becomes
the first Native American administrator of
St. Augustine School.
blesses and dedicates the Our Lady of
Fatima Worship Center in Macy on October
parish.
• 2005: St. Augustine Mission calendar
wins first of several state, regional, and
national awards with the photography of
Fr. Don Doll, SJ and design work of Mr. Pat
Osborne.
• 2005: The Mission installs high
speed internet to go along with the
donation of new IBM computers, ushering
us into the 21st century.
• 2006: Lisa Casey becomes the first
Winnebago Tribal member to join the St.
Augustine School faculty.
• 2007: Don Blackbird, Jr., becomes
the first Native American administrator of
St. Augustine School.
• 2007: Father
becomes new
Pastor of the four
parish communities,
along with being the
Associate Director of
the Mission. He is a
highly sought after
retreat director and
known for his
excellent preaching.
becomes new
Pastor of the four
parish communities,
along with being the
Associate Director of
the Mission. He is a
highly sought after
retreat director and
known for his
excellent preaching.
• 2004: Father Dave also takes over
parish responsibilities for St. Cornelius
Parish in Homer.
• 2004: Fr. Dave breaks ground and
oversees the construction of a building in
the Omaha Reservation.
parish responsibilities for St. Cornelius
Parish in Homer.
• 2004: Fr. Dave breaks ground and
oversees the construction of a building in
the Omaha Reservation.
• 2007: Dr. Jan Stalling joins the St.
Augustine staff as the first full-time
school counselor.
• 2009: St. Augustine celebrates 100
years of service
Augustine staff as the first full-time
school counselor.
• 2009: St. Augustine celebrates 100
years of service
• 1993: The Kateri Warrior Drum Group
forms to teach students traditional ways of
singing and dancing around the big drum.
Named in honor of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha,
the group begins performing nationally and
internationally. Members pledge to be free from
drugs, alcohol and non-sacred tobacco use,
and to respect their elders.
• 1994: The buildings on the north end of
campus, which housed the boarding students,
are sold to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
which utilizes them for social services.
forms to teach students traditional ways of
singing and dancing around the big drum.
Named in honor of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha,
the group begins performing nationally and
internationally. Members pledge to be free from
drugs, alcohol and non-sacred tobacco use,
and to respect their elders.
• 1994: The buildings on the north end of
campus, which housed the boarding students,
are sold to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
which utilizes them for social services.
• 1997: Father
Steven Boes is
named Director. He
and the St. Augustine
Advisory Board
launch a capital
campaign to renovate
the School. The
project will create
enough additional
space to double the
number of students
the School can serve.
Steven Boes is
named Director. He
and the St. Augustine
Advisory Board
launch a capital
campaign to renovate
the School. The
project will create
enough additional
space to double the
number of students
the School can serve.
• 1998: Father Tom Gall becomes
Associate Director of the Mission and
oversees the School renovation. He also
begins serving as Pastor of St. Joseph’s
Church in Walthill and Our Lady of Fatima
Parish in Macy, Nebraska.
Associate Director of the Mission and
oversees the School renovation. He also
begins serving as Pastor of St. Joseph’s
Church in Walthill and Our Lady of Fatima
Parish in Macy, Nebraska.
• 1909: St. Augustine Church and School
are dedicated on Thanksgiving Day,
November 25. The Mission is named for St.
Augustine of Hippo at the request of Mr. Tack,
a benefactor associated with the Marquette
League of New York City.
• 1910: St. Augustine’s boarding facility
opens for girls of the Winnebago and Omaha
Reservations. The large wooden structure
provides housing for girls during the next 40
years. Boys are enrolled as day students until
a boarding facility opens for them years later.
• 1911: The first commencement is held
on June 8. Students Grace LaMere, Marie
Linkswiler and John Goergon earn the highest
examination scores in Thurston County.
• 1911: Annual plays, involving students,
parents and community members, are
established as a popular part of the St.
Augustine school year.
• 1914-1918: World War I increases
demand for agricultural production on the
Winnebago Reservation.
• 1920: Father Griese works to secure
additional land for agricultural use with the
goal of providing food and possibly revenue for
the Mission. He plants thousands of fruit trees
and field crops.
• 1929: The Great Depression combines
with drought to begin a period of extreme
hardship. Father Griese’s agricultural skills
and dedication fight hunger. He is credited
with literally feeding the people.
are dedicated on Thanksgiving Day,
November 25. The Mission is named for St.
Augustine of Hippo at the request of Mr. Tack,
a benefactor associated with the Marquette
League of New York City.
• 1910: St. Augustine’s boarding facility
opens for girls of the Winnebago and Omaha
Reservations. The large wooden structure
provides housing for girls during the next 40
years. Boys are enrolled as day students until
a boarding facility opens for them years later.
• 1911: The first commencement is held
on June 8. Students Grace LaMere, Marie
Linkswiler and John Goergon earn the highest
examination scores in Thurston County.
• 1911: Annual plays, involving students,
parents and community members, are
established as a popular part of the St.
Augustine school year.
• 1914-1918: World War I increases
demand for agricultural production on the
Winnebago Reservation.
• 1920: Father Griese works to secure
additional land for agricultural use with the
goal of providing food and possibly revenue for
the Mission. He plants thousands of fruit trees
and field crops.
• 1929: The Great Depression combines
with drought to begin a period of extreme
hardship. Father Griese’s agricultural skills
and dedication fight hunger. He is credited
with literally feeding the people.
• 1950s and 1960s: Under Father
Hulsman, a new complex of buildings
north of the original Mission site is
planned, financed and opened.
• 1982: The boarding facility of St.
Augustine Indian Mission is no longer
practical to operate. The Mission focuses
on the day school.
Hulsman, a new complex of buildings
north of the original Mission site is
planned, financed and opened.
• 1982: The boarding facility of St.
Augustine Indian Mission is no longer
practical to operate. The Mission focuses
on the day school.
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