Brief History: St. Catherine Laboure had their first Mass in the Concord Opera House on May 3rd, 1953 as a “Mission Parish”.  After 30 years in 1983 nine parishioners pursued turning St. Catherine into a parish. Permission was granted on February 14th, 1984.  In 1993, St. Catherine was left an estate from Peter and Frances Kryst with the understanding that St. Catherine should erect a new church building.  The new building on Harmon Avenue was dedicated on February 18th, 1996 by Bishop Carl Mengeling.