1896

Bishop Martin Marty OSB established the Mayhew Lake Parish by letter on the feast of the Annunciation. 

34 Families are listed in the 1898 financial report.

1906

The first parish house was built

1921

Hall Recreational Center was built across from the rectory. Demolished 1963.

1923

Church destroyed by a chimney fire in 1923

1923-7

Services held in the Recreation Hall

1928

The new church was built.

The present location was determined based on a central location from the 3 nearby parishes of Gilman, Rice, and Sauk Rapids.  The road conditions and access were also part of the decision to rebuild on the original site.  The Fruitville relocation proposal lost out

1957

The current Rectory was built

1981

Stained glass windows were installed replacing those installed in 1948.  The new glass added green and brown colors intending to create a peaceful atmosphere and blend with sanctuary colors.

1984

Renovation of the church entry on both the upper and lower levels, elevator.   Seating capacity was increased by 75 with capacity at 300.  Four new class rooms were added in the basement.

1985

Recreation program was organized supporting a baseball league from St. Francis Xavier in Sartell and Graham United Church.  Land east of the cemetery was cleared in 1984 with the first teams playing on the new diamond in 1985.

5th grade Girls were offered the opportunity to become Servers where it was previously only offered to boys.

1992

The new elevator was installed.

1996

Centennial Year - celebrated March 25.

Bishop John Kinney came to celebrate the evening Mass.  Concelebrants were: retired Bishop George Speltz; former pastors, Fr. Sylvester Gall and Fr. Wilfred Illies; Pastor, Fr. Francis Britz; and friend of the parish, Fr. Patrick Riley.  Fr. Roger Vossberg, a former pastor, was unable to attend due to illness.

1996

Land purchased in 1995 to the north, surfaced with asphalt for parking

1998

Annunciation Hall was built for religious education.

2001

Annunciation established a church web page linked to the diocese.  Phillip Popp coordinated the startup and continued for 2 years as 'web master'.

226 Families (and singles) are listed in the parish directory.

2003

$280,000 Church basement renovation;  new roof on the church.  Pancake breakfasts were inspired and scheduled on a more frequent basis, to build community.

2004

Cemetery expansion of 110 feet of land and 15 feet of road begun as part of a 3 year project to clear forested land at the west end of the lot.

Reorganization of Parish Council put more emphasis on religious education, to include the adults.  A liaison was created between the council and Cemetery Board, to support the cemetery expansion.  To build community, social events were enhanced to include all ages, and a welcome packet informed new parishioners of services and opportunities to participate.

Air conditioning installed for the choir loft.

Asphalt road added to access the cemetery addition.

248 Families (households) are listed in the parish directory. 

Annunciation twined with Immaculate Conception church of Rice.  Father David Maciej our shared pastor.  Each parish having a Saturday evening and a Sunday morning Mass, and both scheduling two daily Masses each week.

Father Timothy Wenzel became our new shared pastor, July, 2007.

Gates and fencing added to the Cemetery expansion.

Parish house renovation in preparation for our new priest.

Choir loft refurbished adding cabinet storage & shelving, installing the wooden flooring, and new lighting. 

Confirmation twinning with Immaculate Conception Church, Rice.

Confirmation included 6 area parishes, held at Sacred Heart Church, Sauk Rapids.

Parish Families registered to a computer software to improve our registry.  The bulletin listed parishioners celebrating birthdays in the week, giving better opportunity for our community to wish them well.