Official Parish Status
July 1, 2007

What Is A Mass Station?

A Mass Station is the first step taken by an Archdiocese to see if there is enough interest in a specific area to warrant forming a church community in that area. Davisburg Mass Station was proposed in response to a large population growth in the North Oakland area

Davisburg Mass Station was proposed in response to a large population growth in the North Oakland area. In 1999, Adam Cardinal Maida approved the planning of a new parish to begin forming in Davisburg. The parish was recommended as part of a Vicariate of the Lakes Master Plan proposed by the Vicariate Planning Committee chaired by the Vicar, Msgr. Robert Humitz of St. Daniel.

*In September of 2001 the Archdiocese completed the purchase of 130 acres of land on the south side of Davisburg Road, just west of Ormond Road.

*On July 14, 2003 there was an exploration meeting held for the Davisburg Mass Station and attended by representatives from four parishes, St. Daniel, St. Rita, Our Lady of the Lakes and Holy Spirit. On July 28, 2003 the Steering Committee began holding monthly meetings to plan for their first Mass.

* Adam Cardinal Maida made a regular appointment of Fr. Albert Sescon as Associate Pastor of St. Rita's in Holly and to provide for the needs of the Davisburg Mass Station. Appointment is as a Parochial Associate to St. Rita's and includes servicing the needs of other parishes in the Vicariate of the Lakes. The appointment was effective on July 15, 2003, until June 30, 2004, with the possibility of an extension and renewal as the situation develops. Fr. Albert is a Diocesan Priest from the Philippines considering the possibility of becoming a Priest in the Archdiocese of Detroit