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East-side parish dating from 1949, Ironwood Drive at Jefferson Boulevard — church built 1960
The parish: St. Anthony de Padua has served the east side of South Bend from its grounds at the intersection of Ironwood Drive and Jefferson Boulevard since 1949. The parish first worshipped in a small school with a community room as its worship space. The church was built in 1960, when many parishioners joined in the design and the manual labor; its stained-glass windows date from that building campaign. Expansions and upgrades since were likewise built with parishioner help. The parish reported more than 600 families and a school of about 250 children in its own current account, drawing members from across South Bend, Mishawaka and the Notre Dame community. In 2024–25 the parish marked its 75th year with a Diamond Jubilee.
Sources:
- St. Anthony de Padua Parish, “Get to know St. Anthony,” stasb.org — the parish on the east side since 1949, its Jefferson Boulevard and Ironwood Drive site, and its family and school numbers.
- Today’s Catholic, “Family, homelike feel found at St. Anthony de Padua,” 14 December 2017 — the 1960 church built with parishioner labor and the earlier school-and-community-room worship space.
- St. Anthony de Padua Parish, Diamond Jubilee page, stasb.org — the 75th-year celebration.