St. Gerald of Mayo, a Benedictine monk and abbot, was chosen as the titular saint. He died in 732 A.D. He was an Englishman with very little known about his life. As the story goes, he accompanied St. Colman to Ireland after the Celtic way of observing Easter was forbidden in Northumbria, England. This group of of monks ultimately split into an Irish and English monastery. St. Colman stayed with the Irish group and St. Gerald became the abbot of the English group at Mayo. March 13th is his feast day.

Our parish shrine with the statue of St. Gerald was blessed May 24, 1962, by Archbishop Gerald T. Bergan, followed by Mass. The Rev. J. Hanna, S.J., 80, laid the Kasota stone. The only one of its kind in the country, the St Gerald statue is made of white Carara marble and was designed in Italy.

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We, as St. Gerald Parish, are a Eucharistic community who will help each other to be good and faithful stewards of God's love. With the help of the Holy Spirit, we will accomplish this through prayer, worship, education and service.

St. Gerald Catholic Parish is a worshipping Eucharistic community. Jesus Christ, our brother and our God, is the heart and center of our parish life and worship. We recognize Christ and his love in the Eucharist, ourselves, one another and in all people.

Jesus came among us to do God's will. We, as members of St. Gerald Parish community, also strive to live God's will in our individual lives and parish life. These activities encourage the worship, education, spiritual growth, and the service outreach of our parish members. St. Gerald's Parish calls forth its parishioners to be stewards that develop and use their talents, gifts and resources to help our parish community and the wider community beyond us. With the help of the Holy Spirit, we will live the Gospel's mandate of love and share that love with others. We look forward to the heavenly banquet with our loving God and Father.

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