St. Hyacinth Roman Catholic Church

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St. Hyacinth Roman Catholic Church A beautiful, Romanesque, Catholic Church in the middle of Old Poletown, Detroit. Just minutes away from downtown, we welcome visitors!

Saint Hyacinth is located on the eastside of Detroit in an area commonly known as Poletown. Saint Hyacinth Parish was founded in 1907. During this time, the Polish population in the Detroit area was growing rapidly. Face with an ever-increasing number of Poles north and east of Saint Albertus Parish, Bishop John Foley was prompted to establish a new Polish parish. Bishop Foley challenged the Rev. Father Sylvester Kolkiewicz to build a new parish to serve the growing Polish population of this area. Father Kolkiewicz accepted this tremendous challenge. On May 8, 1907 Saint Hyacinth Roman Catholic Church was founded. Saint Hyacinth is still an active parish today. In addition to the celebration of the Mass and continued offering of the Sacraments, Saint Hyacinth proudly carries on the heritage of our Polish ancestors. The year 2007 was a special one for Saint Hyacinth Parish. We celebrated our 100th Anniversary. We now enter into the next 100 years. This is a beautiful building; but you are what makes it a beautiful church and parish. It was our ancestors and now you that give this parish its rich history and Polish heritage. It is you that can help Saint Hyacinth Parish grow in the next 100 years. We welcome you to come back to Saint Hyacinth often. Come here to share in your heritage and most importantly to join with us in the celebration of the Mass. Together as the Saint Hyacinth family, we can define the history for the next 100 years of our parish. Within these pages you will find out a little about our parish today and its history. We would also like to invite you to join us for Mass or one of the many special events we have planned. Whenever you gather at Saint Hyacinth to celebrate the sacrifice of the Mass or one of our festivals, surely the memories of days gone by fill your mind. These are the treasures of the past one hundred years. Please join us as we build the memories and treasures of a lifetime.

10/20/2026

Painted saints crowd a gold-glowing dome on a quiet Detroit side street… a parish Polish immigrants built, still keeping its pre-Vatican II altar and its splendor from everyone driving past.

10/16/2026

A heartfelt thankyou to St. Hyacinth parishioners, friends, alumni and benefactors for your generosity and support of this year’s Banana Festival Basket Raffle. There were 73 beautiful baskets donated and the respective raffle generated significant funding which will be used to directly support future initiatives at St. Hyacinth Church.

With prayers and gratitude
St. Hyacinth Banana Festival Committee

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10/16/2026

and have a rich history of Americans whose work made a huge impact for their communities. Today we want to honor Clara , widely regarded as Detroit’s first Polish social worker.

Clara was born to Polish immigrants in Detroit in 1892 and grew up on the city’s east side. She was instrumental in founding the Polish Activities League in the early 1920's,which sponsored St. Ann's (Hamtramck) and St. Elizabeth (Delray) Community Houses. She carried out relief activities in aid of Poland during both World Wars, and in 1934 she received a Papal medal for her career of service.

Miss Clara Swieczkowska is one of the Polish Americans honored in the Polish American Heritage Mural, which is located at St. Parish, painted by Dennis in 2001 in celebration of Detroit’s Tricentennial.

10/12/2026
THANK YOU! 📸 Did you take any photos? We'd love to see them! ⬇️ Drop them in the comments below.Whether you ate a good p...
10/12/2026

THANK YOU!

📸 Did you take any photos? We'd love to see them!
⬇️ Drop them in the comments below.

Whether you ate a good plate of food, won prizes, or caught up with someone from the neighborhood, we are so appreciative of your support! 💛💙

It's wonderful to see so many at Mass today! Thank you to all who attended today, and hope to see more at the St. Hyacin...
10/11/2026

It's wonderful to see so many at Mass today! Thank you to all who attended today, and hope to see more at the St. Hyacinth Banana Festival throughout the afternoon!

10/11/2026

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Children's game area is waiting for you!
10/11/2026

Children's game area is waiting for you!

It's Festival Day! Come by and say hello to our top bananas! St. Hyacinth Banana Festival
10/11/2026

It's Festival Day! Come by and say hello to our top bananas! St. Hyacinth Banana Festival

Address

3151 Farnsworth Street
Detroit, MI
48211

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 3pm
Tuesday 10am - 3pm
Wednesday 10am - 3pm
Thursday 10am - 3pm
Friday 10am - 3pm
Saturday 8am - 10am
4pm - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 12pm

Telephone

+13139221507

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