Saint Luke the Evangelist Parish, Boyceville (1965)

At the direction of the fifth Bishop of La Crosse, John Patrick Treacy (1946-1964), a 1961 census of Boyceville, Knapp, Wheeler, Connorsville, Ridgeland, and Downing identified 50 Catholic families.  No suitable place for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist was found until Arnie Wold, a non-Catholic, offered his small carpenter shop as a temporary solution.  The first Mass was celebrated in this makeshift church on November 10, 1963.  Hearing of the new parish, Henry Praschak of Marshfield donated $10,000.00 toward the erection of a church.  Ground was broken on September 27, 1964.  Holy Week and Easter Sunday of 1965 were the first liturgical celebrations in the new church.  The sixth Bishop of La Crosse, Frederick W. Freking (1964-1983), dedicated the new church on August 29, 1965.  Saint Luke Parish has never had a resident Pastor and has been served by priests of the parishes in Menomonie, Eau Galle, Elk Mound and Rock Falls.  In July 2012 Boyceville was linked with Spring Valley and Elmwood under the care of one Pastor. 

Staff

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​Rev. Dr. Fr. Anbalagan Shanmugam (Father Anbu ~ ON*BOO). Father Anbu is here from the Diocese of Vellore under the permission of his Diocesan Administrator, Monsignor I. John Robert.  
Father comes from Tamil Nadu, South India.  He has 2 sisters and 2 brothers and is the youngest.  He has completed a Batchelor of Commerce and a Master of Commerce as well as a Master of Philosophy of Commerce and a PhD in Commerce.  He also has a Master of Arts in Christian Studies and was ordained as a priest on April 24th, 2009.  He was a paster for 14 years in three different parishes and one year he was in the diocesan senate.  He also worked for a year and a half as a Professor in the Department of Commerce in Loyola Arts and Science College.  He also has a diploma in Indian Classical Music.

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Welcome Father!
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Parish Secretary/​Bookkeeper
Judy Humpal

Parish Council and Finance Council

President:
Pastor - Rev. Dr. Fr. Anbalagan Shanmugam (Father Anbu)​
Chair:
 Karen Hansen - Elected-2022
Secretary:
Karen Hansen [Elected 2021]
Betty Garside  [Elected 2021]
Tom Humpal [Elected 2022]
Joe Pieters [Elected 2022]
Sam Hughes [Elected 2020]
Vacant Seat
Finance Council:
Joey Boesl
​Leslie Nelson  (Appointed 2022)
Frank Kowalczyk (Appointed 2023)                                      
Corporation Board of Directors:
Paul Zimmerman
Joe Pieters
Sacred Worship:
Vacant                            
Catechesis and Evangelization:   
Mary Byrne [Appointed-2019]
Marriage and Family Life Committee
Vacant            
Social Concerns Committee                            
Vacant