{"id":14299,"date":"2023-07-17T14:12:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T18:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=14299"},"modified":"2023-07-17T15:36:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T19:36:35","slug":"st-peter-and-paul-church-continues-175th-anniversary-celebration-july-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2023\/07\/17\/st-peter-and-paul-church-continues-175th-anniversary-celebration-july-18\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Peter and Paul Church continues 175th anniversary celebration, July 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-14300 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/06\/SSPP-book-cover.jpeg?resize=257%2C367&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A book cover featuring a photo of Ss. Peter and Paul Church, with text reading Detroit's Oldest Church.\" width=\"257\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/06\/SSPP-book-cover.jpeg?resize=210%2C300&amp;ssl=1 210w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/06\/SSPP-book-cover.jpeg?resize=385%2C550&amp;ssl=1 385w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/06\/SSPP-book-cover.jpeg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>The 175th anniversary celebrations for Ss. Peter and Paul Jesuit Church continues on <strong>Tuesday, July 18<\/strong> with a presentation by City of Detroit historian Jamon Jordan about the downtown and Black Bottom in the early decades of the church.<\/p>\n<p>The event begins at 6:30 p.m. at the church, which is located at 629 E. Jefferson in Detroit. A wine and cheese reception will follow.<\/p>\n<p>Donations of non-perishable food items will be collected for Crossroads of Michigan, a social service outreach agency that provides counseling, advocacy and material assistance for over 15,000 people each year.<\/p>\n<p>The signature event of the 175th anniversary year of 2023 was a Mass on June 25. The public will also be welcome at a dinner-dance celebration at the Roostertail on Oct. 12.<\/p>\n<p>The parish is the base from which the Jesuits founded the University in 1877. It&#8217;s the oldest church building in Detroit, founded in 1848, and provides meals, clothing and services every day to hundreds of Detroiters experiencing homelessness.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, or to register, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/ssppjesuit.org\/175years\">ssppjesuit.org\/175years<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 175th anniversary for Ss. 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