Saint Edward Catholic Church, Pembroke Pines

Saint Edward Catholic Church, in Pembroke Pines, Florida, was established in 1995. Located in western Broward County, this charismatic parish is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami[1].

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History

Named after Saint Edward the Confessor, the church was established in 1994[2]. In one of his final acts before retirement, Archbishop McCarthy appointed Rev. Fr. Michael J. Eivers pastor of the new church. Eivers was one of the pioneers in the introduction of cell groups to the Catholic community.[3]. Meeting at first in homes, then a movie theatre and finally even Chapel Trail Elementary School, the community grew. By 1996, the church had six hundred registered families [4]. By the time the church's three million dollar Parish Center had been completed in late 1999, this number had grown to approximately eleven hundred families [5].

Dedicated on January 22 , 2000, the Parish Center provided parish offices and a multi-functioning building with an adoration chapel, CCD classrooms for over two thousand students yearly and a church with seating for approximately one thousand people. Presiding at the dedication were retired Archbishop McCarthy and current Archbishop John C. Favalora. [6].

By the beginning of 2005, the church community had grown to over three thousand registered families. [7] The multicultural parish has members representing over seventy-two different nationalities. The church was estimated to have four thousand registered families in 2006. 2,000 children attend religious education weekly.[8][9] With the opening of the first building at neighboring Blessed John XXIII Catholic Church in Miramar in mid-2010, the parish's population has reportedly stabilized somewhere near three thousand registered families.[10][11].

Within the City of Pembroke Pines, it is the first church ever built west of Interstate 75 in Broward County.

Clergy

The following individuals have led Saint Edward Catholic Church since its creation:

Priests

Deacons

See also

References

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Miami - Search for Church/Schools - St. Edward". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20070929060241/http://www.miamiarchdiocese.org/ipsSimple.asp?op=C100000&id=531417225782. Retrieved 2007-05-26. 
  2. ^ "Saint Edward Catholic Church - St. Edward". Archived from the original on 2007-02-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20070219193738/http://www.stedward.net/st_edward.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-26. 
  3. ^ "Saint Edward Catholic Church - History Of CELLS". http://www.stedward.net/history_of_cells.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-26. 
  4. ^ Church Family Albums, Saint Edward Catholic Church Parish Directory, Foundation Edition. 1st ed, PCA International Inc., 1996.
  5. ^ Church Family Albums, Saint Edward Catholic Church Parish Directory. 2nd ed, PCA International Inc., 1999.
  6. ^ "Saint Edward Catholic Church - Clergy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20070219193712/http://www.stedward.net/clergy.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-26. 
  7. ^ Church Family Albums, Saint Edward Catholic Church Parish Directory. 3rd ed, PCA International Inc., 2005.
  8. ^ "Chapter 14: Parishes" (in English). History of the ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI: 1958-2008. Strasbourg, France: Editions du Signe. 2007. p. 136. ISBN 978-2-7468-1935-1. http://www.miamiarchdiocese.org/Atimo_s/news/HistoryBookOrderForm.doc. 
  9. ^ Gerlinde & Michael Photography, Father Mike's Family Album: St. Edward's Catholic Church 2008. Gerlinde & Michael Photography, 2008.
  10. ^ "Saint Edward Catholic Church - Bulletin". http://stedward.net/Bulletin.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-26. 
  11. ^ "Blessed John XXIII - Pastor's Corner". http://www.john23parish.org/PastorsCorner.aspx. Retrieved 2011-05-26. 

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